9 people injured after temporary bridge collapses in Corona

CORONA, Calif.

Nine construction workers were injured after a temporary bridge collapsed in a construction zone on the 91 Freeway in Corona Friday night. The partial collapse of the East Grand Boulevard undercrossing bridge happened at Joy and Third streets around 11 p.m., where the victims were working on the 91 Corridor Improvement Project created by the Riverside County Transportation Commission. All victims were crew members and were transported to the nearest hospital in unknown conditions. It was not immediately known if there were any fatalities.

The construction project began in 2014 as an initiative to widen the 91 Freeway with one regular lane and two toll lanes in each direction.