Ludhiana, July 29 -- Eightpilgrims, including three children, were killed and two people are still missing after an overloaded mini-truck carrying 29 people fell into the swollen Sirhind Canal in Punjab's Ludhiana district on Sunday night, police said on Monday.

The accident occurred near the Jagera bridge on the Malerkotla road near Dehlon village at 10 pm on Sunday.Rescue operations are underway with two more devotees still missing.

Deputy superintendent of police (DSP, Payal), Hemant Malhotra said: "Initially, three bodies were recovered. By morning, our teams had located and pulled out three more.Two more bodies were fished out in the evening.The search continues for the remaining missing persons."

Eyewitnesses alerted the police, ...