Barge hits bridge From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: May 27, 2002| Author: LOIS ROMANO AND ELLEN NAKASHIMA | Copyright 2002 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Barge hits bridge; cars drop into river

By LOIS ROMANO AND ELLEN NAKASHIMA Washington Post

Monday, May 27, 2002

Webbers Falls, Okla. -- An empty barge plowed into a bridge over the Arkansas River in southeast Oklahoma Sunday morning, knocking out a 600-foot section of I-40 and plunging vehicles into the water with people trapped inside.

Rescue crews pulled two cars and a motor home from the water Sunday evening and found three bodies, said Lt. Chris West, a spokesma...

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