MON MAY 27: ARKANSAS RIVER DISASTER

Noon: Sometimes Great Photos Tell Tragic Stories

Photo by Jeff Mitchell/Reuters

"A large span of Interstate 40 in Oklahoma lies in the Arkansas River May 26, 2002, after a barge hit the moorings and pitched as many as 12 vehicles into rain-swollen waters below the heavily traveled highway bridge. Rescue workers were attempting to reach the occupants of half a dozen cars and two tractor trailers that dropped into the river 60 miles south of Tulsa after a 500-foot section of the bridge gave way after being rammed by an empty oil barge." (Excerpt from Lycos News, story by Ben Fenwick)

Posted by cronish at May 27, 2002 12:16 PM