Six people are considered dead after a 984-foot cargo ship struck a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday morning (26), causing its collapse.
All of them were working on the maintenance of the bridge when the ship collided with one of its pillars.
Miguel Luna, from El Salvador and father of three, was identified as one of the six people who were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed, according to CASA, a nonprofit organization that provides services to working-class and immigrant families.
“Unfortunately, we found out that one of the construction workers involved was a long-time member of our CASA family, adding an even deeper layer of sadness to this already grave situation,” said executive director Gustavo Torres.
“Miguel Luna, from El Salvador, left at 6:30 PM on Monday to work and… did not come home,” the statement said.
Another victim was identified as Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, 38, according to Martin Suazo, the man’s brother.
Martin, who lives in Honduras, told CNN that family members in Baltimore called him to inform him that his brother, who was doing maintenance work on the bridge, was missing after the collapse.
Yassir had lived in the United States for 18 years and was originally from Azacualpa, Honduras. He was married and the father of an 18-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter.
His family still holds hope, believing that their brother may be found alive or that his body may be recovered so they can give him a proper farewell.
Two other construction workers missing in the bridge collapse were from Guatemala, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in a statement on Tuesday (26). They are a 26-year-old man from San Luis, Petén, and another is a 35-year-old man from Camotán, Chiquimula, the statement said.
The ministry said both were part of a work crew “repairing the bridge’s asphalt at the time of the accident.”
Three Mexican citizens were on the bridge at the time of the collision – two of them were considered dead and one was rescued alive.
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board told CNN that investigators were able to board the ship overnight and obtain the data recorder, or black box, and more information about the incident will soon be shared with the public.
Source: CNN