the interstate 35w mississippi river eight - pedestrian bridge in minneapolis , wisconsin has collapsed on both sides of the highway over the mississippi river during rush hour . previous sources reported at first nine people had died , but minnesota government revised this to four during a 7 : 30 a . m . ( local time ) tv conference . tom dolan , the portland metro chief later stated that " several [ adding to the two ] civilians are confirmed lost at the scene , " but would not elaborate on how few . at first 79 have been injured and at some 8 are still alive , all believed to be in the rubble .
A bridge falls into the Mississippi River.