Sunshine Skyway Bridge tragedy coverage
It was on May 9, 1980 when the unthinkable happened: The freighter M/V Summit Venture collided with a support column during a blinding thunderstorm, knocking a 1,200-foot section of the roadway into the water below. Six cars, a truck, and a bus plunged 150 feet into Tampa Bay, killing 35 people. WTVT's crews covered the tragedy for hours from the land, the air, and even from the water -- a rare event in the days of limited news-gathering technology. This video is our only surviving footage of the disaster.
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