A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed during a severe storm in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district, claiming lives of six labourers and leaving several others injured, police told PTI.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Hamirpur, Arvind Kumar Verma, told reporters that rescue teams rushed to the site immediately after receiving information about the incident around 2 AM.
"We reached the spot immediately after receiving the information around 2 am last night that a slab had collapsed and some people were trapped beneath it. SDRF is here, and rescue operations are underway. We have retrieved and identified five deceased," the ASP said
The incident took place at the under-construction Kandaur-Morakandar bridge in the Kurara Police Station area, where slab, bridge pier, and shuttering of the bridge collapsed.
Authorities confirmed that SDRF teams, along with police and administrative officials, including SDM and Circle Officer, are present at the accident site, and rescue and clearance operations are ongoing.
Further details are awaited as search operations continue.
