Officials: FIU student among 6 killed in Miami pedestrian bridge collapse

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By Kelly Healey and Ty Russell

Read: What is accelerated bridge construction?

MIAMI — Photos: Miami-Dade pedestrian bridge collapse

[ First responders worked overnight to keep victims alive underneath a nearly 1,000-ton bridge in Miami-Dade County.  ]

[ “There is a lot of equipment that I’ve never seen before,” Zabaleta said. "As of last night, it was determined by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue that they were going to relinquish their lead to police. So, now this has turned into from a rescue to a recovery operation."  ]

[ An accelerated construction method was supposed to reduce risks to workers and pedestrians and minimize traffic disruption, the university said. The school has long been interested in this kind of bridge design; in 2010, it opened an Accelerated Bridge Construction Center to "provide the transportation industry with the tools needed to effectively and economically utilize the principles of ABC to enhance mobility and safety, and produce safe, environmentally friendly, long-lasting bridges." ]

The Associated Press contributed to this report.