16 killed after crane used to build bridge collapses in India

Rescue operations are underway after a crane collapse killed 16 workers (NDRF/AP)

A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 16 workers, the country’s National Disaster Response Force said on Tuesday

Television footage showed the collapsed crane on the ground as rescue workers looked for survivors near the site in Thane, a city just outside Mumbai.