Mhm. What? Mhm. I saw two cars go off with *** big splash and all that. It was unbelievable. Yeah, mm hmm. Apparently he suffered *** seizure or something behind the wheel because the captain was in charge of the barge when the accident occurred. Mhm. Mhm. We want to make sure that we can get the barge stable, the bridge stable and all that before we actually put our divers in to try to recover the bodies. Yeah. Thank you.
Webbers Falls bridge collapse killed 14 people in 2002
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Updated: 12:43 PM CDT Mar 26, 2024
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning has evoked memories of the deadly Webbers Falls bridge collapse in eastern Oklahoma nearly 22 years ago.On May 26, 2002, just before 8 a.m., tragedy struck on the Arkansas River.A barge crashed into a support beam holding up the I-40 bridge. A 580-foot section of the bridge plunged into the water near Webbers Falls, taking with it several cars and tractor-trailers.Reports say the driver of the barge, Joe Dedmon, experienced some sort of a blackout, causing him to lose control and crash into the support.In total, 14 people were killed and 11 others hurt.An estimated 20,000 vehicles travel that bridge every day, and they were rerouted for two months as crews worked to rebuild the bridge.
WEBBERS FALLS, Okla. — The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning has evoked memories of the deadly Webbers Falls bridge collapse in eastern Oklahoma nearly 22 years ago.
On May 26, 2002, just before 8 a.m., tragedy struck on the Arkansas River.
A barge crashed into a support beam holding up the I-40 bridge. A 580-foot section of the bridge plunged into the water near Webbers Falls, taking with it several cars and tractor-trailers.
Reports say the driver of the barge, Joe Dedmon, experienced some sort of a blackout, causing him to lose control and crash into the support.
In total, 14 people were killed and 11 others hurt.
An estimated 20,000 vehicles travel that bridge every day, and they were rerouted for two months as crews worked to rebuild the bridge.
