At least seven people are currently missing following the collapse of the Baltimore bridge: the city's firefighters announced this, as reported by AbcNews.
The ship caught fire and sank, the media reported.
At least seven vehicles, including at least one truck, plunged into the water after the bridge collapsed.
Video from a fixed surveillance camera on the Baltimore bridge shows the freighter Dali immediately before and during the collision with the arch in the center of the two pylons at 1.28 am local time.
The footage seen on the Bay Area Mechanical Services YouTube channel shows the arch collapsing into the water and onto part of the ship's deck in the space of just twenty seconds.
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