On the morning of the 26th, the pillars of the Francis Scott Bridge in Baltimore were struck by the large cargo ship “Daly”, causing part of the bridge to break. Call records revealed that,marylandMaryland Transportation Authority police officers had less than a minute to react and stopped vehicles crossing the bridge in time, thus preventing further casualties. Police also realized that there were construction workers on the bridge, but it seemed that the freighter had hit them before they had time to inform them to evacuate.

The night shift construction crew, which included at least eight Latino workers, was filling potholes on the bridge deck at the time of the incident, but they did not receive any emergency information. The construction crew was located on the collapsed bridge section. Two workers were rescued after falling into the water. Two more bodies were found, and the others were presumed dead. A co-worker of the missing workers said he was told that workers were taking leave and sitting in trucks parked on the bridge when the bridge collapsed, the Associated Press reports.

Whether or not the construction team was informed before the bridge deck collapsed and fell into the water remained unclear until the morning of the 27th.

Search and rescue personnel reported that there were indeed vehicles under the water and speculated that victims may have been among the vehicles.

In the last few minutes before “Daily” veered off course and was about to hit a bridge pier, the crew sent an emergency distress signal “Mayday”.

At 1:27 a.m. on the 26th, two minutes before the cargo ship hit the bridge,MassachusettsTransportation police officers radioed traffic commanders at the southern and northern entrances to the Key Bridge to “block all Key Bridge vehicle traffic.” “An uncontrolled freighter is coming towards the bridge. We will have to stop the flow of traffic until the situation is rectified,” the police officer said.

Another police officer reported from the southern entrance of the Key Bridge that vehicles in the northbound lanes were stopped.

At 1:28, a police officer asked if there were any construction crews on the bridge. If so, he will inform the foreman that they must temporarily evacuate.

The police officer at the northern entrance of the bridge responded that if someone came to take over traffic control, they could go there to inform the construction team. However, “Dali” hit the bridge pier at 1:28, carrying a loss estimated at 1,000 pounds.

In an exclusive interview with the morning news program “Today” on the 27th, Maryland Governor Wes Moore was asked twice whether officials had informed the construction team that the freighter was about to hit the bridge, but he did not give a clear answer. Didn’t give.

It is certain that Maryland Transportation Police officers tried to notify the construction team, but were unable to do so in time.

Moore praised Maryland Transportation Police Department officers as heroes for saving the lives of people crossing the bridge.

Twenty seconds after impact with the 47-year-old Key Bridge, the deck broke and fell into the Patapsco River.

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