Florida School Says It Was Aware of Bridge Cracks Before Fatal Collapse

Aerial view shows a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University in Miami, Fla., on March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo

By Zachary Fagenson

MIAMI—Engineers and state and university officials met hours before a newly built pedestrian bridge collapsed, killing six people, but concluded that a crack in the bridge was not a safety concern, Florida International University said on Saturday.