Authorities say there were no fatalities after a four-lane bridge over the Skagit River collapsed about 7 p.m., Washington State Trooper Mark Francis said.
People look on after the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed over the Skagit River in Mount Vernon on Thursday. (RICK LUND/AP Photo/The Seattle Times)

UPDATE: No fatalities after I-5 bridge collapses into Skagit River; sends vehicles, people into water

9:43 PM - Authorities say there were no fatalities after a four-lane bridge over the Skagit River collapsed about 7 p.m., Washington State Trooper Mark Francis said.

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