Niagara border crossings closed after explosion at Rainbow Bridge connecting New York-Ontario
Peace, Rainbow, Queenston/Lewiston bridges shut down amid an investigation
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Peace, Rainbow, Queenston/Lewiston bridges shut down amid an investigation
A speeding car crashed and exploded on the American side of a Canada-U.S. border checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, leaving two people dead, snarling holiday traffic and triggering familiar fears of a terrorist attack.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a speeding car and then a ball of flames when a vehicle suddenly crashed and exploded at U.S. border checkpoint
A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, leaving two people dead and prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area.
There was no immediate information on the cause of the explosion, but it raised concerns on both sides of the border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said officials were “taking this extraordinarily seriously,” and the White House said U.S. President Joe Biden was “closely following developments”