Ron Todt | Associated Press

A investigator surveys the aftermath of an elevated section of Interstate-95 that collapsed.

Officials say driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed section of I-95

The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline lost control on an off-ramp and flipped the tanker truck on its side in a wreck that set it afire and collapsed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway. That's what Pennsylvania’s top transportation official says in the first official accounting of a wreck that threw hundreds of thousands of morning commutes into chaos and disrupted untold numbers of businesses.

Philadelphia Interstate 95 Overpass Collapses After Vehicle Fire

Development & Transportation

Elevated section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia

Ron Todt | Associated Press

An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire. The blaze closed a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast's main north-south highway indefinitely.

Police deploy tear gas to disperse a crowd during a protest on May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia over the death of George Floyd. Philadelphia officials announced a $9.25 million settlement Monday, March 20, 2023, with hundreds of people over several lawsuits challenging the police response to the protests and civil disorder in 2020 after George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Courts & Justice

Philadelphia announces $9.25 million settlement for 2020 protest lawsuits

Ron Todt | Associated Press

Philadelphia officials announced a $9.25 million settlement Monday with hundreds of people over several lawsuits challenging the police response to the protests and civil disorder in 2020 after George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police.