Aurora Bridge open for Friday-morning commute

Claudia Derschmidt, a 49-year-old woman from Austria.

Warren Brown reads a prewritten statement to members of the media at North Seattle College on Thursday, September 24, 2015.

Mundell says wanted to help the injured but “felt helpless”. “Others are still in high school-they enroll in Running Start, the program that offers both high-school and college credit”.

Three dozen people were on board the duck boat, as well as the driver, who is certified by the Coast Guard and a licensed commercial driver, company president Brian Tracey said. As his wife laid on a stretcher she called her son who was working downtown Seattle. State Rep. Reuven Carlyle, a Seattle Democrat, said today on Twitter that he is asking the state to look into the safety of the bridge and options for improvements.

Those most seriously injured were taken to Harborview Medical Center. That’s down from 12 on Thursday.

Five victims were transported to Virginia Mason Medical Center following the crash.

Seattle Police Detective Patrick Michaud told CNN that all the people who died were bus passengers. Thirty-one patients were transferred to other hospitals, and two had been released.

Harborview did not have updated conditions on all the patients sent to the various hospitals. The collision on the Aurora Bridge, which carries one of the city’s main north-south highways over picturesque Lake Union, left behind a tangled mess of twisted metal and shattered glass.

When a reporter asked Stangl if the bridge is risky, she replied, “That would be a great question for the Department of Transportation”. The Duck vehicle then veered and slammed into the side of the bus.

He wasnt sure whether the duck boats would be allowed to continue in the city. Authorities had yet to say what caused the crash.

Those injured ranged from a 17-year-old girl to a 61-year-old man, hospital officials said. Other drivers on the bridge also stopped to help.

“These are military craft that were never created to navigate narrow city streets”, Mr Bulzomi said. “It was total chaos”. There were so many people and so much pain. Blood donors are encouraged to visit www.bloodworksnw.org for instructions on how to donate for the victims. Dozens of people lined up to donate. He said the company has made their vehicles as safe as possible, with redundant mirrors and cameras, and trains its drivers to be especially cautious on the Aurora Avenue Bridge.

The study proposed that the bridge be improved by widening the lanes up to 11.5 feet, and adding a median barrier.

Spokeswoman Susan Gregg said Thursday that two were listed in critical condition and nine in serious condition. “But we will still need extra support from the community in the days and weeks to come, to rebuild the inventories”, he said.

The college hosts some 1,000 worldwide students from 50 countries, including China, Korea and Japan, according to its website. That number is 206-934-3672.

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KING 5 Morning News team coverage, Friday, September 25, 2015.