A teenager has been killed after a suspension bridge collapsed in France this morning.
The 15-year-old had been in a car with her mother when the bridge suffered a catastrophic failure.
The bridge connects the towns of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn and Bessieres, about 30 kilometres (18 miles) north of the city of Toulouse.
Several people remain missing after a truck and a car plunged into the river below, according to local reports.
Two people are said to be in a life-threatening condition.
More than 60 emergency workers are at the scene this morning and an investigation has been launched, according to the head of the Haute-Garonne department Georges Meric.
At least nine people are thought to have been injured and three helicopters were called to the scene alongside emergency service first responders.
Four people who fell into the river were able to make their own way to shore, according to French media.
The bridge is in a popular tourist region of the country and is said to have collapsed at roughly 8am local time.
The 150m-long suspension bridge has a weight limit, according to local reports.
The last annual check on the bridge, dated 2018, showed that "there was no structural problem".
There are also inspections every six years with the last in 2017. It was renovated in 2003.
