MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed.
The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water.
A spokesman for the Northwest Washington Incident Management team says there are no fatalities or suspected fatalities. He says three people were rescued from the water and sent to area hospitals, but he doesn't know the extent of their injuries.
A search of the river continues and a dive team is on scene as well as several rescue boats still on the river.
Earlier coverage:
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
Trooper Mark Francis says the four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m. PDT.
Francis says he has no immediate estimate of how many people are in the water or whether there are any injuries or deaths.
He doesn't know what caused the collapse.
A Skagit Valley Herald reporter at the scene says a sheriff's office rescue boat has arrived and rescue crews are looking for people in the water.
The reporter saw one person sitting atop one vehicle in the water and could see a second vehicle as well.
The newspaper reports that crowds of people are lining the river to watch the scene unfold.
Earlier coverage:
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
Trooper Mark Francis said the four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m. PST
Francis says he has no idea how many people are in the water or whether there are any injuries or deaths.
He did not know what caused the collapse.
Photo Courtesy: KOMO-TV
The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water.
A spokesman for the Northwest Washington Incident Management team says there are no fatalities or suspected fatalities. He says three people were rescued from the water and sent to area hospitals, but he doesn't know the extent of their injuries.
A search of the river continues and a dive team is on scene as well as several rescue boats still on the river.
Earlier coverage:
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
Trooper Mark Francis says the four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m. PDT.
Francis says he has no immediate estimate of how many people are in the water or whether there are any injuries or deaths.
He doesn't know what caused the collapse.
A Skagit Valley Herald reporter at the scene says a sheriff's office rescue boat has arrived and rescue crews are looking for people in the water.
The reporter saw one person sitting atop one vehicle in the water and could see a second vehicle as well.
The newspaper reports that crowds of people are lining the river to watch the scene unfold.
Earlier coverage:
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
Trooper Mark Francis said the four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m. PST
Francis says he has no idea how many people are in the water or whether there are any injuries or deaths.
He did not know what caused the collapse.
Photo Courtesy: KOMO-TV
