Update:
One worker killed, another critically injured in bridge painting incident. Police say a truck hit the crew painting the bridge at the Ridgecut. Traffic still backed up on I-24 west bound [1].
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The latest tonight on News 12 at 6:00
Initial reports have one man dead in a work incident on I 24 at the Ridgecut.
It happened to a painting crew suspended over the side working on the bridge.
Apparently their rig was hit by a vehicle, flinging the men who were on the apparatus.
One was killed, but the condition of the other two workers was not immediately known.
Traffic has been blocked at the Ridgecut while emergency crews respond to the scene.
View the latest of traffic conditions our News 12 Traffic Tracker [2].
We'll have more details as they become available.
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