India, May 11 -- A teacher from Maharashtra's Thane district died in an accident in Indonesia's Bali, officials said on Sunday, adding that the accident happened during her school's tour of the country.

The decease, Shweta Pushkar Pathak, was a teacher in BK Birla Public School, a news agency PTI report said.

"Shweta Pathak lost her life in an unfortunate accident in Bali. We are currently handling all formalities with local authorities to bring her body back to India," PTI quoted a source from the school.

The school also posted the news on its official website, where it stated, "It is with deep sorrow and heavy heart that we inform our school community of the untimely and tragic demise of our beloved colleague, Ms Shweta Pushkar Patha...