Two children missing as boat capsizes in Ganga in Bihar's Katihar
Katihar (PTI): At least two children went missing when a boat carrying them capsized in the Ganga river in Bihar's Katihar district on Sunday, an official said.
The mishap took place near Hatkola village in Manihari block when the boat ferrying 12 people capsized in the ganga on Sunday morning, the official said.
"While ten persons have been rescued so far, two children are still missing," District Magistrate, Katihar, Manesh Kumar Meena told PTI.
Search operation has been launched by the state disaster relief force to trace the missing children, he said.
"Senior officials of the district administration and local police officials are already there along with rescue team," said the DM.
Manohar Prasad Singh, MLA from Manihari assembly seat, has also reached the spot and is supervising the rescue operation.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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