24 killed as bus carrying wedding party plunges into river in Raj
   Date :27-Feb-2020
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KOTA :
 
AT LEAST 24 people killed and four others sustained injuries as a private bus carrying a wedding party fell into a river on Kota–Dausa highway in Bundi district on Wednesday morning. The wedding party with 28 persons on board was headed to Sawai Madhopur from Kota early morning when the driver apparently lost balance of the bus while traversing a bridge near Papdi village under Lekhari police station limits, Lakheri Sub-Inspector Rajendra Kumar told PTI.
 
The bus, subsequently, plunged into Mej river from the bridge that had no wall or railing, Kumar said. Thirteen people died on the spot while 11 others succumbed to their injuries on way to hospital, he added. The dead include 11 men, 10 women and three children.
 
A mass cremation of 21 bodies took place in the Kishorepura ground in Kota while two were sent to Palaytha village of Baran district and the Srinathpuram area of Kota city. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident. “The news of a bus falling into a river in Rajasthan’s Bundi has caused immense grief. Many people lost their lives in this accident. In this hour of grief, I express my condolences to the families of the dead”, he said.