STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.- Traffic is slow-going Monday on the Staten Island Expressway for drivers headed toward Brooklyn, following reports of a crash on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. An incident involving one or more vehicles on the bridge resulted in delays, emergency radio transmissions indicated. As of about 8:15 a.m., traffic remained heavy in the Brooklyn-bound lanes on the approach to the bridge, according to Google Maps.
Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Bangladesh to demand accountability after an air force fighter jet crashed into a Dhaka school, killing 31 people, including 25 students. The children, many aged under 12, were about to return home from class on Monday when the Bangladesh air force jet crashed into their school and burst into flames. The military said the plane had suffered mechanical failure.
Eddie Dunbar has abandoned the Tour de France and will not start stage 8. Following a crash in the final kilometres of yesterday's stage, Dunbar has been suffering with pain in his wrist and a decision was taken to stop, for his safety.
"This had been a joyous day in Liverpool with hundreds of thousands of people lining the streets to celebrate Liverpool Football Club's victory parade. Sadly, at just after 6 o'clock, we received reports that a car had been in collision with a number of pedestrians on Water Street..."