Human remains have been found at the site of a partial collapse of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, authorities said. The NTSB is on the scene investigating the cause of the collapse.
told Fox News the remains were discovered and are with the Medical Examiner's office. They have not yet been identified. Officials initially said there were no injures or fatalities from the incident.
All lanes of I-95 were closed in both directions between Woodhaven and Aramingo exits early Sunday due to a fire and subsequent road collapse, officials said. Human remains have been found at the site, authorities said Monday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators arrived at the scene of the collapse Sunday evening.
"Today, the team began gathering data about the truck, and contacted the motor carrier about its fleet operation," the NTSB said in a statement posted to Twitter on Monday."The team also started gathering information from emergency response teams on the sequence of events."
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