COVINGTON, Ky. — The names of both people who died in a crash on the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge on Monday afternoon have been released.
One of the drivers killed has been identified by the Hamilton County Coroner's Office as 36-year-old Bryan Williams. The second driver, identified by Covington police, was 61-year-old Anthony Macht.
Both drivers were from Cincinnati, police said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The Clay Wade Bailey Bridge was shut down for hours while police investigated the fatal crash. Heavy rescue firefighters with the Cincinnati Fire Department assisted after the crash happened, just after 2 p.m. on Monday.
Covington police said two cars collided on the bridge; when police arrived at the scene, they discovered the driver of one of the vehicles had died.
A second driver was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where they were later pronounced dead, police said.
There were no passengers in the vehicles and no one else was hurt in the crash, according to Covington investigators.
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