Ship collides with bridge in Germany

A ship recently collided with a rail bridge in the city of Cologne shortly before the all-clear was expected to be given for river traffic to resume on Germany's Rhine river following dangerous flood water levels, media reports said.

River traffic which remained suspended for days after floodwaters took the Rhine to dangerous levels was not affected by the accident.

The ship hit the city's South Bridge, which carries freight trains across the Rhine Wednesday morning, the river traffic police reported.