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Highway Overpass In Cincinnati Collapses, 1 Dead

A construction worker was killed and a semi-tractor trailer driver sustained minor injuries after a bridge collapsed near Hopple Street on southbound Interstate 75, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

The paper quotes dispatchers as calling it a "major" collapse, and officials say that area of roadway will be closed indefinitely.

The incident happened around 10:30 p.m., and there's no word yet on what might have caused the collapse.

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