CHANDIGARH (PTD): At least 18 people were drowned when a bus carrying a marriage party plunged into the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal near Kamal in northern Indian state of Haryana fast week.
The mishap occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle following 4 tire burst of the private bus, official sources here said.
Eleven persons were admitted to the Kamal hospital while six were rescued by security personnel of the nearby Haryana armed police complex.
About 90 persons were travelling in the bus bearing a’ Delhi registration number, the sources said.
Article extracted from this publication >> April 15, 1994
