(UPDATE) MORBI, India: At least 137 people died in western India when a colonial-era pedestrian bridge packed with revelers collapsed into the river below, police said Monday.

Authorities said nearly 500 people were celebrating the last day of the Diwali festival on and around the nearly 150-year-old suspension bridge in Morbi when supporting cables snapped after dark on Sunday.

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