Seven were killed and at least 12 were injured as a bus carrying passengers fell off the bridge over the Siwan river in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Saturday, 17 September, Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chothe told reporters.
The bus, which was carrying around 50 passengers, was going to Ranchi from Giridih when it fell into a dry spot near the river. The damage could have been more had the bus fallen into water in the middle of the river, the officer said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences.
"Some passengers are still stuck in the bus and we are trying to rescue them by making an exit point with the help of gas cutters," he said, adding that a DSP rank officer and three police station in charge officers have been deputed to monitor the operation.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI.)
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