A Baltimore construction worker who would have been on the Francis Scott Key Bridge if not for a last-minute shift change is mourning his colleagues who died when the structure collapsed.
A Baltimore construction worker who would have been on the Francis Scott Key Bridge if not for a last-minute shift change is mourning his colleagues who died when the structure collapsed.
Moises Diaz, 45, of Brawner Builders is grieving for the men he viewed as “family” — while also counting his blessings after avoiding the disaster, he told The Post in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
“If I didn’t ask to switch, I would have been in the water right now,” Diaz said through a translator.
“It’s tragic. I’m really appreciative that I wasn’t on the bridge. I give thanks to God.”
At least eight people working on the bridge plunged into the Patapsco River when a massive shipping container lost power and barreled into the structure.
Two people — a state inspector and a contractor from an engineering firm — were rescued shortly after, one of whom was seriously injured and the other who refused treatment.
The bodies of two construction workers with Brawner Builders were pulled from a red pick-up truck submerged 25 feet below the surface around 10 a.
