Reports confirm that two men may have died in bridge demolition accident.
Reports have confirmed that, contrary to our earlier news, TWO men may have died in the incident earlier this week on the old Mississippi River bridge near Greenville.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Washington County Coroner Methel Johnson, the accident occurred about 2:30 p.m.
Washington County Coroner Methel Johnson tells the Delta Democrat Times that a 46-year-old worker died at the scene Wednesday and a 21-year-old employee died later at a Jackson hospital.
Johnson says the names have not been released until authorities contact relatives. The men worked for Granite Construction, a subcontractor on the dismantling project.
