UPDATE - Death toll in China tunnel collapse climbs to 6

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By Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) - Death toll in a collapsed under construction tunnel in northern China rose to six, state media said on Tuesday.

The accident occurred late Monday at a tunnel on a highway in the city of Jincheng in Shanxi Province, Xinhua news agency reported.

Six people who were working on the site were trapped under the debris.

Authorities said one of them was rescued alive but later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

The rescuers initially retrieved three bodies while two were trapped.

According to the agency, the remaining two bodies were also retrieved by the rescuers.