A bridge located over the Strong River in Simpson County, Mississippi, collapsed. Three people were killed and four were injured, authorities say.

SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A bridge collapse in Simpson County has resulted in casualties, according to Sheriff Paul Mullins. Mullins has confirmed that three people have died as a result of a work site accident Wednesday on the bridge that collapsed over Strong River on State Route 149.

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.

Thoughts and prayers were offered around the state Wednesday night, including those from Governor Tate Reeves, after a bridge being demolished in Simpson County collapsed, killing three and critically injuring four.

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

Three people have died and four have been seriously injured after a Mississippi bridge collapsed while it was being prepped for demolition

Three people were killed and four others were injured when a bridge, which was being prepared for demolition, collapsed in a “work site accident” in Mississippi on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.

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.