Bus falls into river in Rajasthan, death toll rises to 32
At least 32 people have died and several injured after a bus fell into the Banas river in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur area, District Magistrate KC Varma said.
All injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The incident occurred in Swai Madhopur's Dubi area.
Rajasthan: #Visuals from the site of accident in Dubi, Sawai Madhopur ; 12 people dead, 24 injured after a bus carrying passengers fell of a bridge into a river pic.twitter.com/7pruEkOjmc
— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2017
Rajasthan: Injured admitted to hospital after a bus carrying them fell of a bridge into a river in Sawai Madhopur's Dubi; 12 people dead in the accident pic.twitter.com/ypr4xM06Hz
— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2017
PM Modi expressed his grief and said that the state government was closely monitoring the situation.
Anguished by the bus accident in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased. State Government is closely monitoring the situation, including rescue operations and providing all possible assistance to those affected: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 23, 2017
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said she had instructed officials to carry out speedy rescue operations.