PHILADELPHIA — (PHILADELPHIA) -- Officials recovered a body from the wreckage of the Interstate 95 collapse in Philadelphia, which happened on Sunday morning when a tanker caught fire beneath an underpass.
Family members of Nathaniel Moody told ABC News he was the truck driver who died in the crash, fire and collapse on I-95. Authorities have not yet identified the remains taken from the wreckage as Moody's.The Philadelphia County Medical Examiner and coroner are working on identifying the remains, as officials continue to clear the damaged part of the highway."With regards to the complete rebuild of I-95 roadway, we expect it to take some number of months," Pennsylvania Gov.
The bridge itself, which was constructed 10 to 12 years ago, was"structurally sound" prior to the crash, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll said at a press conference Monday. Inspectors from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation determined that the southbound portion cannot be reopened and will also need to be replaced, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security report reviewed by ABC News on Monday.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg pledged the full support of his department to the rebuilding efforts during remarks at the American Council of Engineering Companies conference in Washington, D.C. on Monday."This is going to be a major disruption in that region and it's really going to affect the Northeast," he told reporters Monday.
Carrol pledged on Monday to work"24/7" to"attack this problem in the most efficient way possible so that we can resume normal traffic movements on I-95." All lanes between the exits for Philadelphia's Woodhaven Road and Aramingo Avenue are closed in both directions indefinitely, local ABC station WPVI reported.
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