Hamirpur, May 29 -- A slab of a bridge currently under construction over the Betwa River in Hamirpur district suddenly collapsed amidst a severe storm and heavy rainfall, killing six labourers in the early hours of Friday.

The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Lokendra Nishad and 19-year-old Kuldeep Nishad, both residents of the Chilla police station area in Banda district, 28-year-old Sawant Yadav and 30-year-old Sabhajit, both residents of Bhuragarh, as well as 34-year-old Pushpendra Singh Chauhan, a resident of Swasa Khurd in Hamirpur district, and 42-year-old Rajesh Pal, a resident of Achpura.

ADG Prayagraj Jyoti Narayan said that a committee has been set up to investigate the accident.

He said, "A committee has been set...