“The bus ferrying over 50 pilgrims broke the railing of a bridge and fell into Banas river after the driver lost control of the speeding bus following a tyre burst. While 27 bodies have been fished out of the river, those injured have been admitted to a local hospital, he said. The state government is closely monitoring the situation, including rescue operations, and providing all possible assistance to those affected,” he tweeted. “The district’s administrative head Kailash Chand Verma and local police chief Maman Singh are monitoring rescue operations at the spot. The wreckage of the bus has, however, been pulled out of the river using a crane,” the official said.

Source: New Strait Times December 23, 2017 09:00 UTC