2 dead after vehicle explodes at Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls
November 23, 2023 - PatialaPolitics
2 dead after vehicle explodes at Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls
A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, leaving two people dead and prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a speeding car and then a ball of flames on Wednesday, when a vehicle suddenly crashed and exploded at a U.S. border checkpoint in Niagara Falls, triggering a lockdown along the Canada-U.S. border.
Four separate entry points between Canada and New York had been shut down as a precaution while law enforcement officials flooded the complex on the U.S. side of the Rainbow Bridge, which spans the Niagara River. The other closures included the Whirlpool-Rapids Bridge, the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge north of Niagara Falls and the Peace Bridge between Fort Erie and Buffalo, N.Y