Irish student lends helping hand after bridge collapse

Irish student Peter Friel was working just a quarter of a mile from the Minneapolis bridge over the Mississippi River when it collapsed during rush hour.

Irish student Peter Friel was working just a quarter of a mile from the Minneapolis bridge over the Mississippi River when it collapsed during rush hour.

At least seven people died when the freeway bridge suddenly broke into huge sections and collapsed into the Mississippi River during rush-hour traffic jams.

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