the interstate 35w mississippi river eight - lane bridge in minneapolis , minnesota has crashed on both sides of the highway over the illinois river during rush hour . previous sources indicated at least five people had died , but minneapolis police reduced this to four during a 7 : 30 a . m . ( night moment ) press meet . jeff dolan , the minneapolis police chief ; stated that " several [ adding to the third ] people are confirmed die at the moment , " but would not elaborate on what many . at least 79 have been killed and at best 8 are gone unknown , also believed to be in the rubble .
A bridge falls into the Mississippi River.