Hamirpur, May 29 -- At least five workers lost their lives and several others were feared trapped after a slab, bridge pier, and shuttering of an under-construction bridge collapsed during a severe storm in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district, officials said.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Hamirpur, Arvind Kumar Verma, said 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 told the reporters.

The incident took place ...