Barge crashes into bridge in U.S. Texas, causing oil spill, partial collapse and shutdown

HOUSTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- A barge on Wednesday slammed into a bridge in Galveston, an island city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Texas, causing an oil spill into the bay and the bridge's partial collapse, authorities said.

The Pelican Island Bridge, which leads to Pelican Island, north of Galveston, was shut down following the accident, officials said. Galveston is about 50 miles away from downtown Houston, the largest city of Texas.