In Pictures: Six killed, 3 injured as under-construction bridge collapses in UP’s Hamirpur

Sub-divisional magistrate, Hamirpur, Abhishek Kumar said of the six deceased, two are local residents and four are from neighbouring Banda district

1. 👁 Six labourers were killed after a section of an under-construction bridge over the Betwa River in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur collapsed late Thursday night
   

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   Six labourers were killed after a section of an under-construction bridge over the Betwa River in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur collapsed late Thursday night, following a powerful storm accompanied by heavy rain and strong wind lashed the district

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   Police officers, firefighters and district administration officials rushed to the site and immediately launched rescue operations amid difficult weather conditions

1. 👁 Rescue teams worked through the night and continued search operations on Friday
   

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   Rescue teams worked through the night and continued search operations on Friday amid fears that more people could be trapped

1. 👁 The bridge, an 800-metre-long structure spanning the Betwa River, has been under construction since 2024
   

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   The bridge, an 800-metre-long structure spanning the Betwa River, has been under construction since 2024 and is intended to connect Mora Kandar and Kandaur villages in Kurara block of Hamirpur district

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   “During preliminary inquiry, it was found that the victims were working when one of the slabs collapsed on them,” said Hamirpur Additional Superintendent of Police Arvind Kumar Verma

1. 👁 Sub-divisional magistrate, Hamirpur, Abhishek Kumar said of the six deceased, two are local residents
   

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   Sub-divisional magistrate, Hamirpur, Abhishek Kumar said of the six deceased, two are local residents and four are from neighbouring Banda district

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   The deceased were identified as Lokendra (22), Kuldeep Nishad (19), Sawant Yadav (28) and Sabhajeet (30), Pushpendra Chauhan (34), and Rajesh Pal (42), police said

1. 👁 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to speed up rescue, ensure treatment, compensation
   

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   Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took immediate cognisance of the tragedy and directed officials to speed up rescue, ensure treatment, compensation

1. 👁 Uttar PRADESH bridge collapse
   

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