‘Terrible accident’: Baltimore bridge collapse leaves locals feeling ‘pretty sombre’

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway has described the collapse of one of Baltimore’s main bridges as a “terrible accident” which has left residents “sombre”. Search and rescue operations are underway for six people still missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, due to a shipping container colliding with the pylon. “It’s a really, really tragic accident that unfortunately is going to result in maybe some folks not being able to go home to their families,” Mr Conway told Sky News Australia. “We in Baltimore are pretty sombre and taking this pretty hard but doing everything we can to make sure we respond, and we find the folks there.” He said the bridge was in “strong structural condition” prior to the “freak accident” which caused the collapse.