I-5 bridge collapses, located over a river in Northern Washington collapsed this Thursday evening, throwing vehicles and people into the water.

I-5 bridge collapses over the Skagit River in north of Seattle at around 7 in the evening as reported by Trooper Mark Francis. No immediate estimate was made yet regarding the number of people who were dumped into the water. There are no recorded information yet regarding whether there were any death or injury incurred from the accident.

The cause of the I-5 Bridge collapse in unknown yet. The collapse happened 60 miles northern part of Seattle in Skagit Country, stretching from the North Cascades National Park off the coast side of Washington.

I-5 Bridge is not considered to be structurally deficient but it is actually listed as "functionally obsolete" which means the design is already outdated. It has narrow shoulders and low clearance beneath, based from the database from Federal Highway Administration.

A 62-year old witness, Xavier Gorospe, living near the river, stated that he could see three vehicles in the water, each vehicle having one person. "It doesn't look like anybody's in danger right now," Gorospe said. The cars were just sitting unmoving in the water, with partial parts of the cars submerged and some parts above the waterline. The drivers were seen either sitting on the edge of the open windows of the car or sitting on the top of the vehicles.

A red car and a pick-up truck both destructed because of the I-5 bridge collapse were visible in the water. Apparently, the water appears to be shallow as it barely reaches the top area of the vehicle's hood.

Built in 1995, the bride has a sufficiency rating of only 57.4 out of 100, well below the statewide average ratings acquired which is 80. According to the federal records, 759 bridges in Washington have lower sufficiency score, as well.