One person is dead following the collapse of an overpass along a stretch of I-75 through Cincinnati.
The incident happened around 10:30pm Monday evening. Crews had been demolishing the bridge at Hopple Street when something went wrong.
Debris landed on the highway below, crushing a tractor trailer and killing one construction worker. The driver of the truck survived and was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
"The big-rig driver is very lucky; in a matter of seconds his fate would have probably been different," police chief Jeff Blackwell told Canadian Press reporters.
Commuters faced traffic chaos heading into downtown Cincinnati this morning. Drivers are being asked to seek alternative routes while Department of Transportation crews continue their investigation.
Cincinnati, OH *Bridge Collapse* I-75 at Hopple St. One fatal, one injd. I-75 closed. #OHfire pic.twitter.com/xXh8COivGW
— CAROLINAS FIRE PAGE (@CFPalerts) January 20, 2015
Photo by City of Cincinnati @CincyFireEMS, via Twitter
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