CHONGQING - Six people were killed and another two wounded in a mountain collapse Saturday morning in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, local authorities said.

A section of a mountain near the Egongyan Bridge collapsed at 1 am Saturday, crushing nearby work sheds and killing six people inside, said an official with the city government.

The victims were employees of a construction company and a lighting company.

The injured only suffered minor wounds, said the official.

Authorities are probing the cause of the tragedy.