Breaking News - Barge hits Oklahoma Bridge

[tontod]

Breaking news on CNN, a barge hit the oklahoma bridge, multiple cars in the water including a section of the bridge, near Arkansas.

Barge hits Oklahoma bridge

 

[NetworkDad]

Wow - hope everyone comes out Ok.

 

[tm37]

Got a nice 30 sec blub on CNN

"I'm sure it probably was an accident," said Webbers Falls Mayor Jewell Horn. "But we know nothing. All we're trying to do is rescue these people right now."

 

[Pastore]

16 vehicles are in the water...

only 4 people were rescued by divers...

 

[FoBoT]

doesn't look like too much info is out yet, no news on the scene yet?

 

[aphex]

Anyone else think its interesting that not only that bridge, but a second one in the area were hit?

 

[MacBaine]

Anyone else think its interesting that not only that bridge, but a second one in the area were hit

Where does it say that?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Anyone else think its interesting that not only that bridge, but a second one in the area were hit

Where does it say that?

Near the bottom

 

[WHSLacrossekid]

forget it. Hope everyone's ok

 

[MacBaine]

Ok... doesn't say that in the CNN article.

 

[shiner]

Wouldn't surpirse me if mulitple bridges were hit. I live in Oklahoma and there is a lot of barge traffic on that route every day. Had problems in the past with drunk operators running aground, just shocked it took this long for one to hit a bridge. I'll have to turn on the local news and see what's up.

 

[exp]

Anyone else think its interesting that not only that bridge, but a second one in the area were hit?

Well, if both bridges are along the same stretch of water it seems only logical that a runaway barge could strike both. Doesn't seem too odd to me.

 

[shiner]

Here is a link to one of the local news stations. They are usually pretty good about updating their page as new info comes in.

 

[XMan]

Damn. I've been on that road many times.

Remember the terror warning about scuba divers?

 

[shiner]

Another local link hopefully they will continue to update their pages.

 

[vi edit]

My guess, and my hopes, are that this is just another Joseph Hazelwood(Exon Valdez) druken mistake.

 

[shiner]

Local news saying at least 12 still trapped underwater and presumed dead.

 

[yakko]

Damn that sucks. I hope everyone is ok. Reminds me of when the Sunshine Skyway was hit here back in 1980. Small page.

 

[NFS4]

Did NE1 see scuba divers right before the crash?:Q

 

[Mill]

A few years ago a barge operator near Mobile,Alabama hit a bridge that carried train tracks. This caused the Sunset Limited to derail into a alligator and insect infestated bayou at a speed of 72 mph. I haven't been able to find any links that tell how many died or were injuried but it was pretty significant.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: aphexII

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Anyone else think its interesting that not only that bridge, but a second one in the area were hit

Where does it say that?

Near the bottom

Another bridge wasn't hit. They're simply checking the bridge they're rerouting traffic to, as they want to make sure it can handle the load.

 

[XMan]

Another bridge wasn't hit.

That isn't what they've been saying on CNN.

 

[Lucky]

Another bridge wasn't hit. They're simply checking the bridge they're rerouting traffic to, as they want to make sure it can handle the load.

MSNBC and CNN have slightly different stories regarding this:


MSNBC: A second bridge where traffic would have tried to pass after the first bridge collapsed also was hit Sunday morning and was shaking but hadn?t collapsed, Horn said. It wasn?t clear if the same barge hit both bridges. Horn said that bridge had since been closed.


CNN:Johnson said Department of Transportation engineers were checking another bridge on U.S. 64 near Webbers Falls.

"We'll be trying to divert traffic onto that highway," he said. "We're just checking to make sure it was not damaged as well."

 

[Mill]

Foxnews is reporting that the second bridge was damaged as well.

 

[shiner]

Local news here is reporting that a 2nd bridge was not hit. Although they are getting conflicting reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Corps of Engineers, and the Department of Transportation.