The number of dead in my earlier writing was found to be higher than the actual number. Although the death toll was reported to be as high as nine on the evening of the tragedy, the toll was revised downward through the morning. Now the toll is five dead, and over 100 were reported injured after Wednesday night's tragedy. Eight are still reported missing.
As for the cause, that has yet to be determined. Bridge fatigue seems to be the likely answer. Why was the bridge fatigued? We have yet to find that out, but WorldNetDaily is running an interesting article on that side of the story. According to the article, NAFTA Superhighway traffic could be the cause. It is an article certainly worth reading, and you can read it by clicking this link.
Good has come out of this, as well. For one thing, not as many died as could have if the other lanes of the bridge were open. Also, a lot of lives were save by good samaritans who were on a more stable part of the bridge, but went into harms way to rescue those whose lives were in danger. America is still a compassionate nation who puts a high value on life. Those are some positives to take away from this shocking and tragic event.
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