NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) — Police are seeking help in an effort to identify who might have been in a car that crashed on a bridge and plunged into the Ohio River.
A police statement says anyone who isn’t able to account for any friends or family who might have been traveling late Tuesday afternoon across the Combs-Hehl Bridge that carries Interstate 275 from Campbell County, Kentucky, to Cincinnati should call the department.
Campbell County Police Chief Craig Sorrell said 12 vehicles were involved in four separate accidents at rush hour on the bridge, creating a massive pileup.
Efforts to recover the vehicle that toppled over the bridge were suspended early Wednesday after officials cited concerns with the rising water level and speed of the current.
The statement says it will likely be Sunday or Monday before rescue teams can safely renew efforts to recover the vehicle and any occupants.