30-year-old killed when 3 construction workers fall off a bridge while on the job, officials say

FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV/Gray News) - A construction worker is dead and two others were injured after a crane malfunction caused them to fall off a bridge while they were working.

According to the West Virginia State Police, troopers said that a heavy crane malfunctioned at a construction site on Interstate 79 over White Day Creek Road Tuesday morning.

The crane caused concrete barriers to hit three construction workers, knocking them off the bridge.

One worker, identified as Mickey W. Swisher, 30, of Morgantown, W.Va., died at the scene. His next of kin has been notified.

The other two individuals were transported to the hospital. According to Monongalia County 911, one of them was transported to the hospital by a private vehicle. Their conditions are unknown at this time.

Originally, 911 officials told WDTV that a vehicle crash had been the cause of the incident. However, West Virginia State Police later confirmed a crane malfunction was the cause.

The West Virginia State Police will handle the investigation into the incident.