Morbi, India - More than 100 people were killed in a tragic accident as a suspension bridge collapsed over a river in western India, local media reported on Monday.

The accident occurred on Sunday evening in Morbi in the western Indian state of Gujarat, the newspaper The Times of India and broadcaster NDTV said.

NDTV reported that 141 people were killed and 177 people were rescued when the bridge, which had recently reopened after renovation work, collapsed.

The Times of India, citing a police official, put the death toll at 132.

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Media reports put the number of people injured at 100. Numerous people were also still missing.

At the time of the collapse, up to 500 people were on the 761-foot-long suspension bridge, media reported.

Pictures and videos on social media showed the pedestrian bridge appearing to break apart in the middle and several people clinging on to avoid falling into the water.

An investigation into the accident had been launched, Gujarat Labor Minister Brijesh Merja told NDTV.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office said on Twitter that compensation would be paid to the victims' families.