Baltimore bridge collapse: 6 workers presumed dead

A mayday call from the freighter that crashed into a

bridge

in Baltimore likely saved many lives. Hi, I'm Steve, six people are

presumed

dead

after the overnight capsizing that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge to

collapse

. The NTSB says the freighter lost power and floated and crashed into the

bridge

destroying it in seconds the six missing people were part of a construction crew working on the bridge now questions remain about the logistical impacts in the coming months or years Rebecca from Fox announcer our story Maryland officials say the Baltimore bridge

collapse

caused by a freighter appears to be an accident and may have been the result of a power problem We're marrying hard and we're strong Baltimore emergency crews who They desperately search for victims near Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, coming hours after a freighter struck one. of the bridges support beams that cause parts of the structure to break and plummet into the Psycho River.

President Biden says the incident does not appear to be intentional. We will send all the federal resources you need as we respond to this emergency. We're going to rebuild that port together Officials believe those still missing include construction

workers

who were filling potholes at the time Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says moments before the accident the ship's crew reported having lost power, that May call gave authorities time to stop the flow of traffic. in both directions, but it is still unclear how many cars, if any, fell into the water. These people are heroes. They saved lives for the last time.

They saved lives last night. Meanwhile, Transportation officials say the bridge collapse is expected to cause major disruptions to commerce and traffic at the Port of Baltimore. a major route for containers and cruise ships certainly environmental considerations are a priority and so is traffic addressing the needs of those who were impacted that's the focus the national transportation safety board says it's looking forward to as the search and rescue are still the right approach now but will lead the investigation into what happened in Baltimore County Maryland Rebecca Caster fox4 news