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Ohio Overpass Collapses, Kills One

The Cincinnati police chief urged morning commuters to plan ahead Tuesday after an interstate overpass undergoing demolition collapsed, killing one person and injuring another.

The Cincinnati police chief urged morning commuters to plan ahead Tuesday after an interstate overpass undergoing demolition collapsed, killing one person and injuring another.

 

Drivers should stay away from the collapsed overpass north of downtown Cincinnati and leave with plenty of time to get to work, chief Jeff Blackwell said after Monday night's accident.

 

Authorities say a construction worker was killed and a tractor-trailer driver injured when the Interstate 75 overpass collapsed about 10:30 p.m. Monday.

 

Blackwell called it a workplace accident, saying crews were taking down an old bridge when something went "terribly wrong."

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.