Pedestrian Bridge Collapses Over DC Highway, Injuring 5

People work on the scene of a collapsed pedestrian bridge along Kenilworth Avenue & Polk Street Northeast in Washington, on June 23, 2021. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via AP

WASHINGTON—A pedestrian bridge collapsed over a highway in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, sending five people to the hospital. Traffic was expected to be snarled for hours.

The collapse happened just before noon along Interstate 295 in Northeast Washington.