3 dead, 4 injured after bridge collapses in Mississippi, USA

At least three people died and four others were injured after a bridge collapsed in the southern US state of Mississippi, authorities said, calling it “an industrial accident.”

The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon.

The deaths and injuries were confirmed by Simpson County Sheriff Paul Mullins, Xinhua reports, citing local media outlet WLBT.

The Strong River bridge on Highway 149, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Jackson, has been closed to traffic since Sept. 18 as part of a bridge replacement project, the Mississippi Department of Transportation said in a news release.

The department said it will “share more information with the public as it becomes available.”

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