Barge hits bridge in Galveston, Texas, causes oil spill

A barge crashed into a bridge on the Texas coast on Wednesday (May 15), forcing the closure of the only roadway to a small island off the city of Galveston, city officials said. No injuries were reported and the Pelican Island Bridge remained standing after the barge ran into it around 10 a.m., although oil has spilled into the water as a result of the collision, the city of Galveston said in a statement. The Pelican Island Bridge is located about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Houston. The collision comes amid heightened concerns in the U.S. about the vulnerability of bridges to large ships, after a cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people and leading to the collapse of the structure. Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews