Jaipur Dec 23 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and 15 injured when a passenger bus fell into a river on Saturday near Rajasthan s Sawai Madhopur police said.
The Sawai Madhopur-Lalsot bus was driven by a 16-year-old conductor who lost control due to over-speeding officials said. The bus skidded and fell off a bridge into the Banas river.
According to witnesses the bus was trying to overtake another vehicle on the narrow bridge.
All the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital the police added.
According to Subhash Mishra Complaint Officer 26 bodies were recovered. Rescue operation is underway to find survivors.
The passengers travelling in the 40-seater bus hailed from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Most of them were en route to the Ramdevra Temple in Lalsot.
--IANS
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