India, July 28 -- Six pilgrims, including two children, were killed and four 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 Jagera bridge on the Malerkotla road near Dehlon village at 10pm on Sunday. Rescue operations are underway with four 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. The search continues for the remaining missing persons."

Eyewitnesses alerted the police after which rescue operations were launched with the h...