Girl killed and 70 injured after bridge collapses in Indian-controlled Kashmir

The bridge’s red railings and green deck lay twisted across the riverbed as onlookers stood on the banks or waded into the water.

People crowd near the steel footbridge which collapsed (AP)

A footbridge has collapsed into a river in Indian-controlled Kashmir while thronged with more than 100 people celebrating a festival, killing a 10-year-old girl and injuring at least 70 people.

Police and rescue teams rushed to the low metal bridge, which could not withstand the weight of the revellers celebrating the spring harvest season, said Joginder Singh, a civil administrator in Udhampur district.