FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A river cruise ship carrying nearly 230 people struck a bridge early Sunday in southern Germany, crushing the wheelhouse and killing two crew members, authorities said. A police spokesman said it appeared the retractable wheelhouse wasn't lowered in time, the dpa news agency reported.

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