No bridge concerns

Florida officials were told “there were no safety concerns” about a crack in a Miami university bridge, hours before it collapsed killing six people, it has been revealed.

Florida International University said a meeting on Thursday morning involved the engineering and construction companies, as well as Florida’s transport department.

But an engineer told officials the crack “did not compromise the structural integrity”.

The bridge fell on eight vehicles three hours later.

In a statement yesterday, the university said the “engineer of record” gave a technical presentation regarding the crack, in a meeting that lasted about two hours.