24 killed, 5 injured as bus carrying wedding party plunges into river in Bundi

As many as 24 people were killed and five others sustained injuries after a private bus carrying a wedding party fell into a river on Kota-Dausa highway in Rajasthan's Bundi district, police said.

The wedding party with at least 29 persons on board was headed to Sawai Madhopur from Kota early morning when driver Shyam Singh apparently lost balance of the bus while traversing a bridge near Papdi village under Lekhari police station limits, Lakheri Sub-Inspector Rajendra Kumar told PTI over phone.

The bus, subsequently, plunged into Mej river from the bridge that had no wall or railing, he said.

Thirteen people died on the spot including the driver while the others succumbed to their injuries on the way to a hospital in Lakheri town, the policeman added.

Reacting to the incident on Twitter, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said, "I am deeply saddened to learn about the tragic incident in Bundi in which 24 persons have lost lives after the bus fell into river Mej."