four of a family killed as van swept away in banas river
Udaipur, Aug. 28 -- Four members of a family were killed and one remains missing after a van carrying nine people, reportedly following directions on Google Map, was swept away into the Banas River in Rajasthan on Tuesday.
"The van, while following directions on Google Maps, reached the Sompi-Uperda bridge, which has been closed for the past three years. Due to the strong river current, the van was swept off the bridge," a police officer said. Five members managed to save themselves by climbing onto the van, while four others drowned in the river.
The family, residents of Kanakheda village in Chittorgarh, was returning from Sawai Bhoj Temple in Bhilwara when they lost their way around 1 am. "Google Maps directed them towards the closed bridge. Meanwhile, water was overflowing as the gates of Matrikundiya Dam had been opened. The van got stuck trying to cross the bridge and was eventually carried away," SHO Rashmi Police Station Devendra Dewal said.
"So far, bodies of three women and a four-year-old girl have been recovered, but another girl is still missing. Search operation is still underway... It is a deserted area as the bridge was lying closed for the last three years," Devendra Dewal told HT.
Whose died were identified as Khushbu (4), Chanda (21), Mamtav (25). The missing person has been identified as Rutvi (6)....
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