United Arab Emirates ? A bridge under construction in a new development in Dubai collapsed Thursday, killing seven workers and injuring 15, police said.

The workers were employees of the Wade Adams Group, a Middle East-based contracting company, said N.M. Naushad, the company’s human resources director.

The bridge, spanning a small canal, was being built in Dubai Marina, a new residential and commercial development in this booming Gulf city-state.

Officials from Rashid Hospital in Dubai said they admitted 15 injured workers, including five with serious injuries, who were airlifted from the accident site. Both the police and hospital officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

Naushad confirmed seven workers were killed but could not confirm the injury toll.