Toulouse: A 15-year-old girl has died and several people are likely missing after a bridge collapsed into a river in south-western France.

The 150 metre-long suspension bridge in Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, near Toulouse, collapsed on Monday as a lorry, car and possibly a van were crossing, the local prosecutor said. The bridge was limited to 19-tonne vehicles.

Television images showed one car nose-down in the water, with only its rear lights and bumper above the surface.

The mother of the dead teenager was among three people rescued from the water, the prosecutor added.