A 13-year-old girl was killed and 14 other children injured when a stage collapsed during an audition on Saturday evening in southeast China.

Over a hundred children and dozens of adults were standing on the stage at the Golden Daffodil theatre in Zhangzhou before the centre part of the stage suddenly collapsed, bringing dozens of people down with it, the South China Morning Post reports.

The children had been auditioning for a dancing display known as the Lucky Peacock.

A one minute-long video capturing the accident was shown by state broadcaster CCTV on Sunday morning, showing some children sitting on the front of the stage, while others were still walking to get into position for a group photo.