A view shows the collapsed Mirepoix-sur-Tarn bridge in France, November 18, 2019, in this image obtained from social media. Olivier le Corre/via REUTERS
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - A 15-year-old girl died and several people are likely missing after a bridge collapsed into a river in southwestern France on Monday, emergency services said.
The 150 metre-long suspension bridge in Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, near Toulouse, collapsed as a lorry, car and possibly a van were crossing, the local prosecutor said. The bridge was limited to 19-tonne vehicles.
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