National Transportation Safety Board investigators descended into a wooded ravine in Pittsburgh Saturday where a snow-covered bridge collapsed one day earlier.
Investigators also flew a drone over the area in search of answers as to why the 52-year-old steel frame bridge collapsed in the predawn darkness Friday, leaving 10 people with what authorities said were non-life-threatening injuries. The collapsed occurred hours before a previously scheduled visit to the city by President Joe Biden to discuss infrastructure. On a scheduled visit to Kansas City Friday, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg called the collapse „a very blunt reminder“ of the need to invest in American roads and bridges. „The bottom line is this shouldn’t happen in the United States of America,“ Buttigieg said of the collapse, CNN affiliate KMBC reported. The 13-member NTSB team arrived on the scene late Friday afternoon.
