Niagara border crossings closed after explosion at Rainbow Bridge connecting New York-Ontario

Watching this on the news on tv. They say it’s too soon to know what happened, so they are taking all precautions. I don’t want to speculate about the cause, but it’s a scary thing to have happen anytime, and especially close to a holiday.
 
Despite earlier reports, it seems the vehicle was in the US prior to the incident, not coming in from Canada. This is from eyewitness reports on our local news who watched the incident as it happened. And security videos at the scene. Many local & federal office buildings have closed early for the day.
 

BBC is reporting:

Mike Guenther from Ontario was walking with his wife near Rainbow Bridge when he saw a car "flying" past.

"Like over 100 miles per hour. We could hardly even see him he was going that quick," Guenther tells local media.

According to Guenther, the car sped towards the border in the direction of Canada, swerving to avoid another vehicle in front of it.

The vehicle hit a fence, Guenther says, "and went flying up into the air".

"Then we just saw the fire ball," he says, as the car appeared to explode.

"I’ve never seen anything like this," he says.

A quick note, we've heard conflicting reports about which direction the car was driving towards.
 
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This is local for us. There is no official cause of the incident yet. One network has said terrorist attack BUT that is NOT CONFIRMED. The vehicle was seen traveling high speed & erratic before the incident. All 4 Western NY bridges on the US/ Canada boarder are closed. The 2 occupants of the car are deceased, a boarder agent is injured. Local law enforcement & bomb squads as well as FBI & ATF agents are investigating. The Buffalo airport is open with all vehicles being screened as they enter airport property.
 
This is local for us. There is no official cause of the incident yet. One network has said terrorist attack BUT that is NOT CONFIRMED. The vehicle was seen traveling high speed & erratic before the incident. All 4 Western NY bridges on the US/ Canada boarder are closed. The 2 occupants of the car are deceased, a boarder agent is injured. Local law enforcement & bomb squads as well as FBI & ATF agents are investigating. The Buffalo airport is open with all vehicles being screened as they enter airport property.
So was there an actual explosion like a bomb or just the car crashing?
 
Everyone is definitely taking it seriously. The amount of law enforcement on the scene is impressive. Local news showed the airport, teams of dogs screening every car, airport is open but warning travelers to arrive 3-3.5 hours before their flight. There is a Homeland Security office in Buffalo, they are on scene too of course.
 














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