[HIGHLIGHTS] DIRECT. United States: a bridge hit by a ship collapses in Baltimore, up to twenty people in the water

Up to 20 people are in the Patapsco River, as well as several vehicles after the disaster, Baltimore firefighters told CNN. A report of an impact was issued around 1:30 a.m.

local time, or 6:30 in France. The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the city of Baltimore, United States, collapsed on Tuesday morning after being struck by a ship. The cause of the collapse is not yet known, but it is believed to have been caused by a collision between a ship and a bridge.