According to investigators, at approximately 1:47 p.m., the pedestrian bridge that connects FIU to the City of Sweetwater across SW 8 Street, suddenly collapsed trapping vehicles underneath and injuring several people.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) responded and transported victims to Kendall Regional Medical Center.  Victim Navarro Brown succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

Update #1: On March 17, 2018, at 5:40 a.m., MDFR along with construction crews, were able to extract vehicle #1, a gold jeep Cherokee from underneath the debris. The victim has been identified as Rolando Fraga Hernandez.   At 6:57 am Vehicle #2,  a white Chevy truck was extracted and the occupants have been identified as Oswald Gonzalez and Alberto Arias.

Update #2:  On March 17, 2018, at 5:12 p.m., MDFR along with construction crews, were able to extract vehicle #3, a Gray Toyota 4Runner from underneath the debris. The victim has been identified as Alexa Duran.

Update #3:  On March 17, 2018, at 8:35 p.m., MDFR along with construction crews, were able to extract vehicle #4, a white Ford F-250 pickup truck from under the debris.  The victim has been identified as Brandon Brownfield, W/M, DOB:  09/19/1978, 27825 SW 163 Avenue, Miami Florida.

Update #4: The addresses of the victims have been confirmed and are listed above.

The redacted incident report as well as the 911 audio is available on the FTP Site's main page, under FIU Industrial Accident.