Indian PM visits site of bridge collapse which killed 135

Narendra Modi looks at a pedestrian bridge that collapsed on Sunday in Morbi town (Ajit Solanki/AP)

India’s prime minister has visited the site in western India where a newly repaired 143-year-old suspension bridge collapsed into a river, sending hundreds of people plunging into the water and killing at least 135.

Narendra Modi inspected the collapsed bridge in Morbi town in Gujarat state and talked to rescuers. He also visited injured people at a hospital. Security was tight as police and paramilitary soldiers blanketed the area.