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SAN FRANCSICO (MarketWatch) --
A bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed Wednesday evening, sending cars into the water and killing at least three people, according to media reports.
The Interstate 35W bridge near the city center collapsed during the evening rush hour, reports said.
Three fatalities have been confirmed so far as a result of the collapse, according to a report on CNN. Some survivors were seen being carried up the riverbank, and there are estimates that some 20 to 30 people have been injured, the report said.
CNN reported that a police officer on the scene said he had "seen as many as seven people dead."
At least eight cars and a truck plunged into the river and onto the land below, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Web site.
Multiple trauma victims were taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, the Star Tribune reported, adding that repair work has been underway on the 40-year-old bridge's surface.
As of 7 p.m. local time, the Minnesota State Patrol said the cause of the collapse remained undetermined, the Star Tribune reported. Many of the drivers on the bridge may have been trying to get to a Minnesota Twins baseball game that was scheduled to begin at 7:10 p.m., the report said.
Don Stickney, assistant director of city information service Minneapolis 311, told CNN that the "general maintenance" work underway on the bridge likely restricted some lanes from traffic. However, Stickney said, it nonetheless "would have been the busiest time of the day."
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