Two people have been killed in a car explosion on the Niagara Rainbow Bridge.
According to the details, a car exploded on the Rainbow Bridge near Niagara Falls on the Canada-US border in the US border, after which the Rainbow Bridge was closed to traffic. The FBI said that night it was turning the car crash and explosion that occurred at the border earlier in the day to the Niagara Falls Police Department as a traffic investigation.
“FBI Buffalo has concluded our investigation at the scene of the Rainbow Bridge incident. A search of the scene revealed no explosive materials and no terrorism nexus was identified,” a statement from the agency read.
The agency’s conclusions echo what New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday evening at a press conference when she told the media there was no evidence that the crash on the U.S. side of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the U.S. to Canada at Niagara Falls, New York, was a terrorist attack.
She also told reporters at the news conference that there was no indication of any explosives at the scene. In the US, the governor of New York said that the incident was not the result of terrorism, but it was a terrible incident, an explosion, and an accident. American media said that two people were killed in the car. After passing through a border post, the explosion occurred during the second check.
On being selected for checking the second time, the car sped up and crashed into a barrier. Four border crossings between the US and Canada were closed after the explosion. The Rainbow Bridge connects Canada and the United States across the Niagara River.
