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Updated November 24th, 2018 at 16:44 IST

At least 25 killed as bus plunges into canal in Karnataka

A private bus carrying passengers, mostly schoolchildren, fell into a canal in Karnataka's Mandya district Saturday, November 24 killing at least 25 people

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A private bus carrying passengers, mostly schoolchildren, fell into a canal in Karnataka's Mandya district Saturday, November 24 killing at least 25 people, police said. The bus completely submerged after falling into VC canal at Kanakanamaradi of Pandavapura taluka, they said, adding bodies of 23 victims were fished out.

Most of the killed were children, police sources said, adding they were returning home after a half-day at school. Long wails from the grief-stricken inconsolable kin of the victims followed as the rescue teams fished out bodies one after another.

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The district authorities roped in a crane to bring out the bus from the canal. Police had a difficult time controlling the crowd as people living nearby thronged the accident site. Locals said they rescued three people even before the police reached the spot.

"I just came to know that a bus has fallen in a canal and 25 people have died.

That is the latest report," said Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, expressing grief over the tragedy. Cancelling all his official engagements, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy rushed to the spot where rescue operations were on in full swing.

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Published November 24th, 2018 at 16:44 IST

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