Minnesota Bridge Collapse Kills 4

Overturned vehicles on the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis

Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Workers were repairing corroded joints on Minnesota's busiest bridge when it collapsed into the Mississippi River yesterday, killing at least four people and leaving more than 20 missing, state officials said.

``A bridge in America shouldn't just fall down,'' U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said today at a news conference after the accident in Minneapolis. ``We have to get to the bottom of this.''

As many as 50 cars plunged into the river along with the six-story structure, authorities and eyewitnesses said. Divers are focusing on recovery rather than rescue, Minneapolis Fire Chief James Clack said. About 80 people were hurt.