At least three people died and four others were seriously injured after a bridge in Mississippi collapsed during a demolition operation Wednesday afternoon while work was underway at the site, authorities said. Simpson County Sheriff Paul Mullins confirmed the deaths and injuries. The Simpson County Coroner’s Office was responding to the scene but did not provide any additional details, WJTV-TV reported. The Mississippi Department of Transportation said in a news release that the bridge over the Strong River on State Route 149 in Simpson County, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Jackson, has been closed to traffic since Sept. 18 as part of a bridge replacement project undertaken by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Contractor T. L. Wallace. Details about how the accident occurred were not immediately available. Anna Ergott said the agency “will share more information with the public as it becomes available.” This is an evolving story. Check back for updates.
At least three people were killed and four others were seriously injured after a bridge in Mississippi collapsed while work was underway on the site Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
Simpson County Sheriff Paul Mullins confirmed the deaths and injuries, WLBT-TV reported.
WJTV-TV said the Simpson County Coroner’s Office was responding to the scene but did not provide any additional details.
The bridge over the Strong River on State Route 149 in Simpson County, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Jackson, has been closed to traffic since Sept. 18 as part of a bridge replacement project the contractor is undertaking, the Mississippi Department of Transportation said in a news release. T. L. Wallace.
Details were not immediately available about how the accident occurred.
Department spokeswoman Anna Ergott said the agency “will share more information with the public as it becomes available.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
