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Bihar: 9 of family killed as pick-up van falls into River Ganga in Patna

The bodies of nine people, including three children and three women, were recovered. Two swam to safety.
 

Bihar 9 of family killed as pick-up van falls into River Ganga in Patna-dnm
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Bengaluru, First Published Apr 23, 2021, 3:05 PM IST

At least nine people were on Friday killed and seven missing after a van with 18 of a family fell into River Ganga at Danapur, near Patna.

The driver of the vehicle with around 13 people on board lost control of it while crossing the Pipa Pul in Kanpur area, he said. Four people swam to safety while nine died, the DM said.

The bodies of nine people, including three children and three women, were recovered. Two swam to safety.

The tragedy occurred when a pick-up van with the family of Chandradeo Rai from Nasriganj area of Danapur overturned from a makeshift iron bridge and fell into the Ganga.

The family was returning from a pre-wedding ceremony held in Akilpur village across the river.

The deceased were identified as Ramakant Rai, Arvind Kumar, Ashish Kumar, Geeta Devi, Saroj Devi and Anuradha Devi. The other bodies were yet to be identified.

Separate teams of National and State Disaster Response Forces reached the spot, where a large number of locals gathered to see the rescue operation.

District Magistrate Chandrasekhar Singh announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of kin of the dead.

BJP Lok Sabha member and former union minister Ramkripal Yadav reached the spot and supervised rescue operations.
 

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