OKLAHOMA CITY — May Avenue and the Northwest Expressway are closed in all directions where they intersect due to a bridge collapse this afternoon.
A westbound tractor-trailer rig on the Northwest Expressway crashed into the May Avenue bridge about 2:40 p.m., and the bridge partially collapsed.
There are no immediate reports of serious injuries.
May Avenue and the Northwest Expressway are closed in all directions near the crash until further notice. Detours are being marked with signs.
Police are investigating the cause of the crash. Engineers are evaluating the damage to the bridge, and an estimate on the time needed for repairs won’t be available until the evaluation is complete.
Bridge Collapses Over Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City – ?: @TiffanyLiou9 pic.twitter.com/fWchUuaJpZ
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 19, 2016
The @OKCFD giving us a better look at May Ave bridge collapse: pic.twitter.com/VjpcxuSOKr
— Colleen Wilson (@LeenPhotog) May 19, 2016
Bridge collapse at nw expressway and may ave in #okc pic.twitter.com/sA6pGVKcO4
— Bryan Smith (@BryByWire) May 19, 2016
Bridge collapse, NW Hwy at May. pic.twitter.com/nbX4ONRH1b
— David Patton (@69Mini) May 19, 2016
