A 15-year-old girl was killed and several people injured when a 150-meter suspension bridge across the River Tarn in southwest France collapsed Monday morning. Local prosecutor Karline Bouisset said the girl’s mother was rescued by witnesses at the scene near Toulouse. French lawmakers last year called for more funding to check and repair bridges across the country after the collapse of a motorway viaduct in Genoa, Italy, killed 43 people. It’s not yet clear why the bridge collapsed, but local reports suggest a heavy truck, above the authorized tonnage limit, may have attempted to cross.
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