Eighteen people were killed when a private bus in which they were travelling fell into the Mej river from a nearly 80-foot-high bridge in Rajasthan’s Bundi district on Wednesday. The victims were members of a marriage party carrying ‘Mayra’ (gifts) for a bride.
Bundi Collector Antar Singh Nehra said the passengers were travelling from Kota to Sawai Madhopur via the Kota-Lalsot mega highway. The accident occurred near Papdi village, 75 km from Bundi district headquarters, when the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle on the bridge.
The bus submerged almost fully in the river, making the rescue operations difficult for the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team which was pressed into service. People from nearby villages rushed to rescue the passengers and joined the SDRF team in its work.
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