Three workers were killed and four injured when a road bridge over the Strong River collapsed as the workers were preparing it for demolition Wednesday afternoon in Simpson County, Miss.

Three people have died and at least four were injured after a bridge collapsed on State Route 149 in Simpson County. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) said the bridge over the Strong River collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was being conducted at the site.

A sheriff says three construction company employees remain hospitalized in critical condition a day after a bridge collapsed while they were preparing it for demolition in a rural area of central Miss

The bridge was closed to traffic when it collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said.

Authorities released additional information about Wednesday’s fatal bridge collapse in Simpson County. Three survivors are in serious condition at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson.

A portion of a Mississippi bridge in the process of being demolished collapsed prematurely, killing three workers, officials said. The bridge, which spanned the Strong River in Simpson County on State Route 149,