HAVERHILL, MA : 1 killed, 1 injured in bridge construction accident on Interstate 495 and River Street on Wednesday, 27th November, 2019

A construction worker died and another was seriously injured when they fell from the bucket of a lift truck onto a barge Wednesday morning at a bridge repair project on Interstate 495 and River Street, authorities said.

The two workers, for reasons still being investigated, fell as they were working on the bridge and landed on a barge tied below in the Merrimack River, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Haverhill police reported the accident at 115 Bank Road, near the Deluca car dealerships, to state police shortly before 10 a.m.

Troopers assigned to District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett’s office and the state police crime scene services responded with Haverhill police.

The worker who survived was initially taken to Lawrence General Hospital and later underwent surgery at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, according to Carrie Kimball, Blodgett’s spokesperson.

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