Sixty people have been killed after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in India with a reported 400 plunging into the water below.
Dozens were left critically injured following the disaster in the state of Gujarat on Sunday.
Images showed how hundreds of people were thrown into the river after the bridge’s cables apparently snapped.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in his home state of Gujarat on a three-day visit, said he was “deeply saddened by the tragedy”.
The structure had only re-opened four days ago after repair work and renovation.
The suspension bridge connects the banks of the Machchhu River in Morbi.
Local MLA and state minister Brijesh Merja said: “Due to the bridge collapse, several people fell into the river. A rescue operation is underway. There are reports that several people have suffered injuries. They are being rushed to hospitals,”
Footage broadcast by TV channel Zee News showed dozens of people clinging onto the cables of the collapsed bridge as emergency teams struggled to rescue them.
Amit Jhala, a senior administrator at the hospital where many victims were taken, said: “We can confirm that 30 people have lost their lives, many have been rescued from the river and some are still missing.”
The 230-metre historic bridge was built during British rule in the 19th century.
It had been closed for renovation for six months and was reopened for the public last week.
Ambulances are at the scene of the accident to carry the injured to hospital, reports say.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a number of women and children hanging on to the bridge when it snapped.
Officials said the bridge collapsed because it couldn’t support the weight of the 400 people standing on it.
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