One person was killed and nine others injured after a portion of an under-construction bridge in Bihar’s Supaul district collapsed on Friday.

Kaushal Kumar, the District Magistrate of Supaul, confirmed the development. He said that the injured persons were admitted to a Sadar hospital and rescue operations were underway at the crash spot.

Sources said that around 40 labourers were present at the place when a section of the bridge collapsed around 7.30 a.m.