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‘Heavy Vehicle’ Hit Moores Mill Road Bridge, Causing Partial Collapse

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

4

First seen

Oct 20, 3:12 PM EDT

updated Oct 21, 11:56 PM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC), WXIA (11Alive NBC) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The Moores Mill Road bridge remains closed for evaluation, assessment, and repairs after a partial collapse, WANF and WAGA reported. Officials are questioning the role the bridge's aging infrastructure played in the collapse, WXIA reported, while WSB-TV provided details on detours for drivers.

Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 8, Oct 22, 12:44 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 20, 3:28 PM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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Fulton County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.

How We Decided

Oct 20, 3:45 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 20, 5:31 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.