Cincinnati Bridge Collapse Kills Construction Worker, Injures Truck Driver

Cincinnati Bridge Collapse Kills Construction Worker, Injures Truck Driver

A construction worker was killed and a truck driver injured after a highway overpass collapsed in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, city officials said.

Investigators are still seeking the cause of the collapse but described it as a "workplace incident," noting that it occurred in a heavy construction area.

"Something went wrong and a tragedy has occurred," Cincinnati City Manager Harry Black said.

Construction crews were preparing the old Hopple Street overpass for demolition when a "pancake collapse" occurred causing a section of the bridge to crumble onto Interstate 75, according to the Cincinnati Fire Department. Southbound lanes of the highway will be for closed at least 48 hours for the investigation and to remove debris from the collapse, Police Chief Jeffery Blackwell said.

Officials said the construction worker and the driver were males but did not identify them. The truck driver was "very lucky" to have survived with only minor lacerations, Blackwell said.

I know many of us have driven through there while this construction has been going on. Sure will make me a little nervous from now on. That is just crazy.

I live in the Cincinnati 'burbs and have said here before I hate driving through the construction on I-75 in Cincinnati and now you know why!!!!!