1 dead after pickup truck pushed over side of bridge in crash

WILDER, Ky. — One person died after their vehicle went off a bridge in Northern Kentucky on Tuesday.

This happened Tuesday after multiple vehicles crashed on I-275 on top of the Licking River Bridge, less than 10 miles from Cincinnati, according to our news partners at WCPO in Cincinnati.

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Wilder police said there was heavy traffic and the crash happened as drivers were trying to change lanes.

During the crash, a pickup truck was pushed over the side of the bridge, police told WCPO. The driver and sole occupant was pronounced dead at the scene, WCPO reported.

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Four other people involved in the crash were taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

The exact number of vehicles involved in the crash has not been released.