India, June 27 -- Search and rescue operations on the Alakananda River continued for a second day on Friday as nine people remained missing after the bus accident in Uttarakhand.

The bus, which had 20 people onboard, swerved off the highway in the Rudraprayag district and plunged into the Alakananda river on Thursday morning, officials said. While three people died in the accident, officials added that those who remain missing are also most likely dead.

A video shared by the Rudraprayag police on social media platfrom X showed a team of security personnel navigating their way through the Alakananda river on water rafts.

Teams from the police, fire department, State Disaster Response Force and locals had reached the site after the incid...