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BREAKING NEWS: Pedestrian Bridge Collapses Onto Detroit Freeway; Matthew Stafford On Scene, Picked Up By Security
September 26, 2014 6:16 AM
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DETROIT (WWJ) The bucket of a semi-truck struck a pedestrian bridge on Joy Road at Southfield in Detroit early Friday morning, collapsing it to the ground.
In a bizarre twist, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was on the scene mingling with observers after his car was stopped by the bridge collapse.
One of Detroit’s biggest sports stars was quickly — and safely — picked up by a member of the team’s security, a spokesman later confirmed, saying Stafford was uninjured.
DETROIT (WWJ) The bucket of a semi-truck struck a pedestrian bridge on Joy Road at Southfield in Detroit early Friday morning, collapsing it to the ground.
In a bizarre twist, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was on the scene mingling with observers after his car was stopped by the bridge collapse.
One of Detroit’s biggest sports stars was quickly — and safely — picked up by a member of the team’s security, a spokesman later confirmed, saying Stafford was uninjured.
The road in the area is closed in both directions, according to WWJ Traffic Reporter Marty Buffalini. Northbound, it’s closed at Ford Road and southbound at I-96.
The semi’s driver was reportedly injured and taken away from the scene by EMS.
“There’s concrete all over … It’s amazing, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said WWJ’s Charlie Langton, reporting live from the scene. “The pedestrian overpass is totally down, smashed to bits, the sign for Warren Avenue is smashed to bits. It’s just a mass of concrete and metal, it’s incredible, I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Diane Cross, spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Transportation, said “it’s an older bridge,” adding it’s too soon to tell if the bridge being in a ‘weakened state’ due to age contributed to its collapse.
Traffic quickly backed up for Friday morning commuters, alternate route suggestions include Evergreen or Greenfield.
“It was pretty wild, you’re like half asleep, it’s 5 a.m., you’re thinking ‘Am I seeing what I’m seeing?'” one witness told Langton.
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my fantasy squad...
its disgusting what fantasy has done to sports..
inb4 fakkits shytting on city infrastructure even though the article says the bridge was struck by a bucket truck.
