Pittsburgh bridge collapse followed Biden warnings that vast numbers of bridges, especially in Pennsylvania, were in need of repair

• A bridge which had been listed as being in poor condition collapsed in Pittsburgh on Friday.
• The Biden administration had flagged thousands of bridges in Pennsylvania as needing repairs.

A bridge collapse in Pittsburgh on Friday morning while multiple cars were on it comes after President Joe Biden warned that many of the bridges in Pennsylvania need repair.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said the bridge collapsed on Friday, and that emergency services were responding. No injuries have been reported.

KDKA reported that the bridge was located on Forbes Avenue, near Frick Park. The bridge on Forbes Avenue had been listed as being in "poor condition" by Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation.

The Biden administration said this month that Pennsylvania had more than 3,300 bridges that were in poor condition, and that the state would get $1.6 billion for repairs as part of his $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Other states are also getting funding.

Biden was due to visit Pittsburgh on Friday in a visit arranged before the collapse. He was expected to talk about the infrastructure bill, as well as the supply chain and manufacturing.

Pittsburgh Public Safety told people to avoid the area, warning of "a strong smell of natural gas in the area."