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<p>Bryce Kenning, 20, is seen sitting atop a car that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge there minutes earlier Thursday evening in Mount Vernon, Wash.</p>

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Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees cars fall in
May 25, 2013 9 p.m.

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees cars fall in

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River.