Norway bridge collapses, drivers of 2 vehicles rescued

By JAN M. OLSEN
Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway has collapsed with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section. Police said the drivers of both vehicles were rescued and doing well. Police were alerted Monday morning that the bridge had collapsed as a truck and a car were crossing over it. The car plunged into the river while the truck got stuck in a nearly vertical position on the bridge. Police said that a helicopter assisted in the rescue operation and pulled out the truck driver. The driver of the car managed to get out of his vehicle by himself. The cause of the collapse wasn’t immediately known.