Joe Biden to visit Baltimore after catastrophic collapse of bridge

US president to arrive next week, as crane moves in to begin weeks-long clearing of wreckage of Francis Scott Key Bridge

Joe Biden said on Friday he will go to Baltimore next week following the catastrophic collapse of the road bridge across the entrance to the Maryland city's port after it was struck by a ship.

Four people were still missing, presumed dead and in the water on Friday afternoon, as the US president pledged to follow his transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, on a visit to the site after the tragedy in the early hours of Tuesday.