At least 4 killed in Miami pedestrian bridge collapse

A car underneath a bridge that collapsed Thursday in Miami.
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Police in Miami say at least four people were killed when a pedestrian bridge collapsed Thursday afternoon, crashing down on vehicles driving along the Tamiami Trail highway and leaving some victims trapped for hours.

Of the people killed, one was a student at Florida International University, The Miami Herald reports. Nine people have been rescued from the rubble, with two of them rushed to the hospital for surgery; others suffered broken bones, scrapes, and bruises. Crews are still searching for more survivors.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.