Srinagar, June 25 -- Five workers sustained minor injuries after a portion of an under-construction vehicle overpass collapsed in Baramulla district on Thursday, officials said.

The incident occurred at the under-construction new bypass near Darul Uloom Cheradari on the outskirts of Baramulla town.

Officials said during the concreting process, when the staging structure supporting the overpass reportedly tilted, causing a section of the freshly laid concrete and shuttering to give way.

"Five workers sustained minor injuries," officials said.

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