the interstate 35w mississippi river four - lane bridge in minneapolis , minnesota has failed on both sides of the expressway over the mississippi valley during rush air . previous estimates noted at approximately nine people had deceased , but city authorities revised this to four during a 7 : 30 a . m . ( local time ) public conference . tim dolan , the duluth police officer later stated that " several [ adding to the four ] residents are found dead at the scene , " but would not differ on which high . at least 79 have been injured and at worst 8 are still missing , still believed to be in the collapse .
A bridge falls into the Mississippi River.