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| US road bridge collapses into Skagit River, Washington | US road bridge collapses into Skagit River, Washington |
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| Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. | Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. |
| Vehicles and people were thrown into the water after a section of the Interstate 5 highway collapsed at about 19:00 local time (02:00 GMT). | Vehicles and people were thrown into the water after a section of the Interstate 5 highway collapsed at about 19:00 local time (02:00 GMT). |
| State officials said three people were rescued and there were no fatalities. | State officials said three people were rescued and there were no fatalities. |
| The four-lane bridge is near Mount Vernon, about half way between the state's main city Seattle and the Canadian city of Vancouver. | The four-lane bridge is near Mount Vernon, about half way between the state's main city Seattle and the Canadian city of Vancouver. |
| The cause of the collapse is not yet clear. | The cause of the collapse is not yet clear. |
| Images showed a section of the bridge in the river with cars partly submerged. In one image taken shortly after the collapse a person was seen sitting on top of a car. | Images showed a section of the bridge in the river with cars partly submerged. In one image taken shortly after the collapse a person was seen sitting on top of a car. |
| A rescue operation swung into action with rescue boats searching for people in the river. | A rescue operation swung into action with rescue boats searching for people in the river. |
| Helicopter footage showed divers at the scene with several ambulances waiting on the riverbank. Floodlights were brought in as darkness fell. | |
| One rescue boat left the scene with one person strapped into a stretcher. | |
| Marcus Deyerin, spokesman for the Northwest Washington Incident Management Team, said three people had been rescued and sent to area hospitals. He didn't know the extent of their injuries. | |
| The Skagit Valley Herald quoted a driver who said he felt a vibration as he crossed the bridge and looked in his rear-view mirror to see that a section was no longer there. | The Skagit Valley Herald quoted a driver who said he felt a vibration as he crossed the bridge and looked in his rear-view mirror to see that a section was no longer there. |
| Traffic was backed up on both sides of the river and crowds of people lined the riverbank to watch the scene unfold. | Traffic was backed up on both sides of the river and crowds of people lined the riverbank to watch the scene unfold. |
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