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Girl dies, several feared missing as French river bridge collapses
TOULOUSE, France, Nov 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A 15-year-old girl was killed
after a suspension bridge over a river in southwest France collapsed on
Monday, causing a car, a truck and possibly a third vehicle to plunge into
the water, local authorities said.
Four people were rescued but several others were feared missing after the
collapse of the bridge linking the towns of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn and Bessieres,
30 kilometres (18 miles) north of the city of Toulouse, the fire service and
local security chief Etienne Guyot said.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1608 hrs