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azzad On February 08, 2009




, Australia
#16New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 13:02:16
I heard this on our news tonight. Very sad.
jonnythan On August 02, 2014
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Here and there,
#17New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 13:03:20
CNN reports that the confirmed death toll has dropped to 4.

They expect the number to rise, but only 4 people have been confirmed dead so far.
thebear On July 12, 2011




, Singapore
#18New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 13:04:50
I heard that over the BBC

No one knows why it collapsed
Chrill On August 01, 2022
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Järfälla, Sweden
#19New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 13:51:37
20 persons missing, but, in this case, so far only 4 people has died. There are no Minneapolis TFS members.. Or..?
morlaboborla On May 31, 2010

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,United states, Virginia
#20New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 15:32:20
oh yes, this really helps my huge fear of bridges.
unspokenwords On October 16, 2019




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#21New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 16:29:22
@decoy25 Said
I am going to double post on this to clear some stuff up as of the news last night now some things may have been changed but this is what I know from the local news. This happened around 6:30pm which is mid rush hour down there but they where a bit lucky because the bridge was under construction making it only four lanes instead of the usual 8. There where approx 50 cars that fell in including a school bus. The children from the bus are fine but other than that 7 people have died and nearly 60 have been sent to the hospital for wounds. Now they say it was just surface work going on there but when I drove across it that morning there where boom trucks streached out underneath the bridge with somepeople working down there. The reason I remember this is because the way they had the trucks on top of the bridge and the booms angled down around underneath made me think that they where crazy. So I think something happened with that. Well that is all I just wanted to add a little more before I head out to minneapolis if I hear anything more while I am at work I will update when I get back.


glad you are safe.
alexkidd On February 07, 2012
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in a bog, Ireland
#22New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 16:32:48
wow, it was on tv in the gym but there was no sound.

that's terrible.
i wonder how it collapsed.
deathlord88 On February 05, 2010




koffin in the ground,
#23New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 18:40:23
saw it not that intersting.
jonnythan On August 02, 2014
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Here and there,
#24New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 18:47:10
@deathlord88 Said
saw it not that intersting.

Ah, to be 14 again.
stumblinthrulife On April 16, 2008

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Lake Saint Louis, Missouri
#25New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 18:53:22
My in-laws were on that bridge yesterday, and drive across it often. I drove my whole family across it when we went to the lake last month.

Reminds one that no one is immune from events like these.
twiztidangel On May 19, 2010
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kingdom of muggles, Canada
#26New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 21:32:11
I heard that the school bus had just missed it before it collasped on the radio this morning, so it wasnt involved?
I keep hearing 4 people have died and 60 injured so far.
decoy25 On August 25, 2011




Washington, District of Columb
#27New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 21:37:34
@twiztidangel Said
I heard that the school bus had just missed it before it collasped on the radio this morning, so it wasnt involved?
I keep hearing 4 people have died and 60 injured so far.


the school bus was on the closest section to where the bridge rehits the ground level going southbound. There where 11 to 12 year olds on it. It was dropped down and tilted upwards. People who where ok to walk and all from their cars near the bus helped the children off.

Oh and to crill I am from lakeville 15 miles south and work in minneapolis so yea there is at least one tfs member from near there.
twiztidangel On May 19, 2010
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kingdom of muggles, Canada
#28New Post! Aug 02, 2007 @ 21:58:53
i just saw a video of someone who was in the bus. yeah i guess the bus did tilt forward and he got everyone off.

i just watched some videos or if collapsing and the aftermath of it all.
thats some scary stuff
drummerwannabe On June 17, 2019
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In a drum.., Minnesota
#29New Post! Aug 03, 2007 @ 00:50:01
I live near minneapolis and my dad takes that bridge... luckily, for some reason, he decided to take another route home or he would have been in that collapse
ugly_ducky On September 30, 2008




Jurassic Pond,
#30New Post! Aug 06, 2007 @ 00:17:42
I just heard on the news there is a possibility of a hinge joint failure that might have played a part in the bridge collapse. The kicker is the failure of the hinge joint was first reported 13 years ago in 1994 but nothing was ever done about it.

Sorry I have no links for you. They are talking about it on the news at the moment.
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