It was rush hour, a mere 10 days from Christmas, when tragedy struck the small town of Point Pleasant, W.Va., 54 years ago today on Dec. 15.

The Silver Bridge - the key connection between Point Pleasant and Gallipolis, Ohio - collapsed into the Ohio River. Thirty-one vehicles plunged into the icy depths of the Ohio River.

Accompanying this story is video pulled from the West Virginia State Archives of the special Eyewitness News ran in 1992 on the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

You hear from a man who fell into the river from the bridge, and the man who saved him. It also includes an interview with the first witness to report the collapse, and the patrol trooper who responded to that call that dark winter night. See story at WCHS-TV: https://bit.ly/3oX6vXh

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