Sallisaw: Following the Baltimore Bridge tragedy in the US, when a barge collided with a bridge over the Arkansas River near Sallisaw, all southbound traffic from Sallisaw has been closed and traffic has been diverted. Because, in the South-U.S. Highway no. 59 has to be closed. However, it is not yet known whether anyone has been injured in this accident or not.
In this regard, Okla Hola State Patrol said on Saturday that the accident happened today at 1.25 pm. On receiving the information, a state police patrol reached the spot and made arrangements to divert the traffic. Giving this information, State Police spokesperson Sarah Stewart said that till now no one has been reported injured in this accident.
Arkansas River Robert S. The cache falls into the reservoir (pond). This bridge is built on the river near the same place.
The surprising thing is that the reason why the barge collided with the bridge (along with one of the pillars of the bridge) is not yet known.
Meanwhile, engineers were at work Saturday to lift the steelwork of a bridge that collapsed after a giant cargo ship hit a pier on the Patapsco River in Maryland. It has been learned that 60 million dollars will be given to Maryland by the Federal Reserve to rebuild this bridge (Baltimore Bridge).