6 killed in Uttarakhand bridge collapse

All the six bodies have been retrieved and efforts are on to identify them,the District Magistrate said.

The chief minister,meanwhile,ordered an inquiry into the tragedy. I am concerned over what happened. I have already ordered a helicopter to oversee the rescue operation, Bahuguna told reporters here. Bahuguna said he would also reach the accident site.

There have been similar incidents in the hill state in the past few years which the authorities have blamed on the poor quality of material used in these structures.