{"id":1191,"date":"2018-03-15T13:55:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T18:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/site\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2018-03-15T15:34:52","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T20:34:52","slug":"multiple-people-killed-after-pedestrian-bridge-collapses-at-fiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/multiple-people-killed-after-pedestrian-bridge-collapses-at-fiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple people killed after pedestrian bridge collapses at FIU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">Several people have been killed after a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University in Miami on Thursday, according to a spokesman with the Florida Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p>Footage from local affiliate WSVN-TV shows several cars crushed underneath the bridge. At least 6 people are believed to have died in the bridge collapse at Florida International University in Miami, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson tells MSNBC. At least four people have been injured, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews are on scene.\u00a0It is not immediately known if there was anyone on the bridge at the time, but search and rescue efforts are currently underway.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge was just installed Saturday and was funded as part of a $19.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to a fact sheet about the bridge on Florida International University&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p>FIU spokesperson Maydel Santana-Bravo issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are shocked and saddened about the tragic events unfolding at the FIU-Sweetwater Bridge,\u201d she said. \u201cAt this time, we are still involved in rescue efforts and gathering information. 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