Bridge collapse in Cincinnati kills construction worker

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A construction worker is dead and a semi-truck driver injured after a bridge undergoing demolition collapsed on Interstate 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The incident took place at about 10:30 p.m., and the stretch of highway near Hopple Street will be closed for up to two days, Cincinnati.com reports. Crew are working on "a plan of action" to remove the construction worker, police said, and the truck driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. Authorities do not yet know what caused the collapse. —Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.