Work starts to cut and lift first section of collapsed Maryland bridge

Workers in a crane-held basket mark lines on a damaged section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge (Julia Nikhinson/AP/PA)

Engineers have started work on the process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from a bridge which collapsed in Maryland after a cargo ship crashed into one of its main supports.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge crumpled into the Patapsco River on Tuesday after the incident.