Press Trust Of India
TRAGIC FALL: Thirty-three people, including women and children, were out on a picnic when the mishap occurred.
Bijapur (Karnataka): Twenty-four persons drowned when a van in which they were travelling plunged into the Alamatti reservoir across the Krishna river in north Karnataka on Tuesday.
Top officials of the district rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations.
The authorities immediately stopped discharge of water from the dam. The tempo traveller is still in the water and resue efforts are on.
Thirty-three people, including women and children of Bagsibundu village of Koppal district, were out on a picnic when the mishap occurred, police said.
The driver lost control of the vehicle when it was crossing the bridge.
The group had been headed to the Alamatti dam after visiting the Koodalasangama pilgrimage centre.
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy expressed shock over the accident and has directed officials to rush to the spot.
A van carrying around thirty-three people crashed into the Alamatti reservoir on the Krishna river in north Karnataka, killing 25 people while the rest managed to swim to safety. The passengers, including women and children, were from Bagsibundu village in Koppal district and were going to visit the Alamatti dam after going on a pilgrimage to Koodalasangama. District officials rushed to the spot and initiated efforts to rescue survivors and extricate the bodies of the deceased. Chief Minister of Karnataka, H.D Kumaraswamy expressed shock over the accident.