Mexico's ship crashed into the Brooklyn bridge in New York, there are dead. Video

Four people from among the victims received serious injuries, the city authorities said.

It is reported that the vessel due to power failure lost control, and the current forced it to crash directly into the bridge support. The blow fell on the corps of the vessel, where several sailors were located, said the head of the New York police Wilson Arambogles.

Video from eyewitnesses mobile phones captured the moment when the masts of the vessel decorated with lights collided with the lower part of the Brooklyn bridge.

According to the authorities, no one fell into the water. Officials said that they do not believe that the bridge received any structural damage. The bridge after the accident was closed, but was again open for movement after a preliminary check.

According to officials, the National Council for Transport Security, which will begin the investigation, is at the scene, however, preliminary information indicates that the reason, most likely, was the mechanical malfunction of the sailboat.

ABC News published a video of the incident on the social network Kh.