A 15-year-old girl died and four people were rescued after a suspension bridge over the Tarn river near Mirepoix-sur-Tarn commune, north-east of Toulouse, France collapsed on 18 November, Monday, local authorities reported.
According to reports, the bridge gave way after a truck with a tonnage above the authorised limit drove across causing the construction to fail. The truck fell into the river alongside a car that was crossing the bridge at the same time.
Nearly eighty rescuers, forty police officers and three helicopters have rushed to the scene.
According to media reports, the bridge was last renovated 16 years ago.