20 people were injured after a Swiss passenger ship on the Rhine river hit a motorway bridge pylon near Duisburg in western Germany late Tuesday. The vessel, named "Swiss Crystal," crashed into a supporting pillar of the A42 autobahn, damaging its bow. The river cruiser had nearly 130 people on board at the time of the accident. Of those confirmed injured, 18 suffered minor injuries while two were taken to hospital with severe injuries, police told dpa. A second passenger ship helped ferry those injured to safety, while a number of fire department boats were also used for the rescue. The affected autobahn is not likely to be re-opened before Wednesday, the police spokesman said, adding it would first need to be checked by structural engineers, according to dpa.
