One person has been killed after a rig crane collapsed off Italy.

Energy company Eni said the incident occurred on the Barbara F platform on Tuesday, 60km off Ancona.

The crane hit an unnamed platform supply vessel (PSV).

Two people were injured on the ship, while the Italian navy said the crane operator was trapped in the cabin of the machine, which had been loading a 7-tonne canister.

The Italian news agency ANSA said that the body, still in the cabin, was located by divers 70 metres down.

Eni confirmed that the body was found inside the cabin on the seabed near the platform.

The energy giant said it has begun investigating what happened. Italian prosecutors will also conduct an investigation.