Six laborers killed in Uttar Pradesh bridge collapse

A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed over the Betwa River in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district early Friday morning, killing six laborers and injuring three others. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. between Parsani and Kandaur villages when a slab of the bridge gave way during severe storm conditions.

Officials reported that several laborers engaged in the construction work were sleeping on the upper portion of the slab when it suddenly collapsed. Local police, administrative officials, and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams rushed to the site to launch rescue operations. The deceased were identified as Lokendra (22), Kuldeep Nishad (19), Sawant Yadav (28), Sabhajeet (30), Pushpendra Chauhan (34), and Rajesh Pal (42). Three other laborers were trapped under a pillar and later rescued, then admitted to the district hospital in Hamirpur.

The bridge project, connecting the Morakandar area of Lalpur with Kuraras Mavaijar, had been underway for approximately two years and was being carried out by a private company. District Magistrate Abhishek Goyal stated that all safety arrangements for laborers had been made at the site. He also noted that the India...