India, Sept. 10 -- Seven workers were injured when a concrete slab and a beam launcher collapsed at a bridge construction site in Bihar's Vaishali district on Thursday, officials said.

The incident occurred in the Lalganj area while construction work was underway on a bridge being built by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), they said.

District Magistrate Varsha Singh said the injured workers were taken to a government hospital for treatment and suffered minor injuries.

"Seven people were injured, and they were taken to a government hospital for treatment. The victims sustained minor injuries," Singh told PTI.

Officials were present at the site and the circumstances leading to the collapse were being examined, she said. ...