Construction scaffolding collapsed Wednesday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, partially covering cars with debris and sending 11 people to the hospital with injuries, U.S. officials said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shut down all northbound traffic from Mexico while work crews cleared the area. Debris from the collapse trapped 15 vehicles under the canopy, Fox 5 in San Diego reported.
Eight of the victims were able to free themselves from their autos, and emergency crews extricated the rest, the TV station reported.
Of those taken the hospital, only one was considered seriously injured. Four of the injured were construction workers, including the person most seriously injured.
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