Biden promises to fund rebuilding of crucial Francis Scott Key Bridge as construction workers remain unaccounted for
Six people are unaccounted for after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday after being struck by a massive cargo ship.
Authorities said the accident sent vehicles and eight construction workers into the Patapsco River. Two people were rescued on Tuesday, but Jeffrey Pritzker, a senior executive at Brawner Builders, the employer of the construction workers, said on the other six were presumed dead, given the water’s depth and the length of time since the crash.
Pritzker said the crew had been working in the middle of the bridge when it came apart. No bodies have been recovered.
“This was so completely unforeseen,” Pritzker said. “We don’t know what else to say. We take such great pride in safety, and we have cones and signs and lights and barriers and flaggers. But we never foresaw that the bridge would collapse.”