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A construction worker was killed and the driver of a semi-tractor trailer was injured when a section of overpass collapsed on southbound Interstate 75, according to the 

.
The newspaper reports that the Cincinnati office of the 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

 "has opened an investigation into the death of the construction worker." It also quotes dispatchers as calling the incident a "major" collapse, and cites officials who say the area of roadway likely will be closed for several days.


The Associated Press reports that "work was going on Monday night to remove an overhead exit ramp that had recently been replaced by a new one when it pancaked down at about 10:30 p.m. on top of southbound lanes some five miles north of the Ohio River."


Cincinnati City Manager Harry Black tells NPR 

 that they don't know why that section of road fell.


"It's a workplace incident. You've got a lot of heavy equipment in a very, very heavy construction site," Black said. "Who knows what happened? But we will find out."

He says the city will conduct an investigation and will work with the state department of transportation.

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Doreen McCallister

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Interstate 75 was closed southbound after an overpass north of the old Hopple Street bridge collapsed, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Highway overpass in Cincinnati collapses, 1 dead

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