Buxar, June 20 -- An SUV plunged into the Ganga River on Friday night after breaking through the railing of the Veer Kunwar Singh Setu (Ganga Bridge) on the Bihar-Uttar Pradesh border, police said on Friday.

Station House Officer (SHO) Manoj Kumar Singh said that the vehicle, a Scorpio, was reportedly moving at high speed when it broke the bridge's railing and fell into the river.

"We received information that a Scorpio broke the railing and has fallen into the water. The rescue operation has started. The locals have said that the speed of the car was high. The number of passengers is not clear," the SHO told reporters.

The incident occurred around 9:00 PM on Friday.

According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle was travelling at very high s...