KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person is dead and up to three others are injured after a bridge that was under construction near Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed, authorities said.
Workers were pouring concrete on the bridge deck when it collapsed Wednesday afternoon, before 2 p.m. local time, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
Three to four workers became trapped, the sheriff's office said. Two to three of them were able to escape from the collapse themselves and were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries, the sheriff's office said.There were multiple contracting companies on the scene at the time of the collapse and no county employees, authorities said.
The bridge has been closed since 2016. Construction began in May 2021, and it was set to reopen in early 2023.
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