FBI opens probe into Baltimore bridge collapse
By Nadine Yousif
The FBI has opened a probe into the Baltimore bridge collapse, sources familiar with the matter told BBC’s US News partner CBS.
The probe will reportedly look into the circumstances leading up to the incident, in which six people were killed.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge fell on March 26 after it was struck by a large container ship called the Dali.
Federal agents have been present at the site since, the sources said.
In a statement on Monday, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice (DoJ) said the “FBI is present aboard the cargo ship Dali conducting court authorized law enforcement activity.”
No further information will be shared publicly on the probe at this time, the spokesperson said.
Erek Barron, the US Attorney in Maryland who is aiding in the FBI investigation, said his office would not comment on the existence of a probe.
