At least 16 development employees have been killed and several other others feared trapped after a crane collapsed in the course of the constructing of a bridge in India.

Footage confirmed the mangled stays of the gear on the bottom as rescue employees pulled out our bodies and looked for survivors on the web site in Shahapur - about 50 miles (80km) from Mumbai within the western state of Maharashtra.

Quite a few injured have been taken to hospital.

India's Prime Minster Narendra Modi expressed his condolences in a message on X, the social media platform previously referred to as Twitter.

His workplace stated in a submit: "Pained by the tragic mishap in Shahapur, Maharashtra.

"My deepest condolences to the households of those that misplaced their lives."

His authorities introduced aid help of 200,000 rupees (£1,894) for the households of the useless and 50,000 rupees (£474) for the injured.