Rajasthan: Groom among 9 killed as car falls into Chambal river in Kota

KOTA: Nine people, including a groom, were killed on the spot after a car carrying them fell into Chambal River from a lower bridge in Kota on Sunday morning.
While the groom was travelling with his friends and cousins in the SUV, other members of the wedding procession were in a bus which took the main bridge.

The wedding procession was from Choth Ka Barwada in Sawai Madhopur and on way to Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.
The lower bridge is not open to the traffic but the driver of the SUV, out of confusion, is believed to have taken the lower bridge instead of the main one.
The fatal accident claimed the lives of all the occupants.
"The bodies have been placed in the mortuary for post-mortem," said Kota SP Kesar Singh Shekhawat.
"Initially seven people were pulled out from the car plunged into around 7-8 feet into deep water while two other bodies were recovered later during the rescue operation launched after the mishap," he said.
Most of the deceased were around 22-28 years old.
"It looks like the diver might have lost control over the car due morning drowsiness that led the car to plunge into the river," said Shekhawat.