Crazy video of the Brooklyn Bridge crash taken by pedestrians crossing the bridge. One person dead, 5 other injured. The outbound lanes remain closed. @ABC7NY
A tragic beginning for Thanksgiving holiday travel, and for the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who commute on the Brooklyn Bridge every day, a shut down of the bridge causes far more than delays.
A fiery crash on the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday morning, that has left one dead, shut down the 149-year-old crossing.
New York Mass Transit reported that the bridge is closed in all directions and from all entrances.
#FDNY members are operating on scene of multiple vehicles on fire on the Brooklyn Bridge. There is one civilian fatality reported. The fire has been knocked down.
The New York Fire Department was still on the scene more than an hour after the crash.
Some 120,00 vehicles, 4000 pedestrians, and more than 2500 cyclists cross the bridge daily.
In addition to cars and trucks, New York Transit buses are also not running across the bridge and delays will be widespread.
Various express buses are running with delays because of the fire on the Brooklyn Bridge. Details at
The New York Times reported one was killed after the crash that set vehicles ablaze and forced the shut down on both sides of the bridge during the morning commute.
According to FDNY, vehicles on the Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge collided at around 7:15 a.m. which caused a spin-out.
ALERT: The #BrooklynBridge is currently closed going eastbound towards #Brooklyn as part of a traffic collision investigation. Expect heavy traffic and a police presence in this area.
Updates on the closure can be found here in scores of languages including American Sign language.
Following a prior closure, all Manhattan-bound lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge have reopened in Brooklyn. Expect residual delays
Following a prior closure, all Manhattan-bound lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge have reopened in Brooklyn. Expect residual delays. Multilingual & ASL Link: t.co/HuA8o4rqF7.