Major US highway collapses after tanker truck fire

AN overpass on one of America’s busiest highways collapsed early yesterday after a tanker crossing underneath burst into flames, Pennsylvania’s governor said, predicting it will take months to fully restore the “critical artery”.

Governor Josh Shapiro said at an afternoon press briefing that surprisingly no one travelling along Interstate 95 above the blaze had been injured, but that authorities were working to “identify any individual or individuals who may have been caught in the fire” below.