Construction Worker Severely Injured on a Willington Bridge

A construction worker was severely injured at a job site on a bridge in Willington on Monday. 

CT DOT said the construction site was at the 00982 Bridge on Route 74 over the Willimantic River.

Willington police said the worker got his leg pinned under the bridge and slipped when some of the reinforcement let go.

The man was then pinned under the bridge.

Officers and construction crews were able to free him using airbags and extricate. 

It was about 36 minutes between the accident and when the victim was taken to the hospital with a severe leg injury.

No other information was immediately available. 

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