VIDEO: 9, including groom, killed as car carrying wedding guests falls into Chambal river in Rajasthan's Kota

Sunday, 20 February 2022 (13:23 IST)
Jaipur: Nine members of a wedding processions, including the groom, were killed on Sunday when their car fell into the Chambal river in Kota, Rajasthan.

Police said around 8.30 am, the car rolled down from the Nayapura culvert. District officials and police rushed to the spot.

City Superintendent of Police Kesar Singh Shekhawat said seven bodies were recovered from inside the car and two were later recovered from the waters by the rescue and relief team of Kota Municipal Corporation.

The wedding procession was going from Chauth ka Barwada to Ujjain, when the accident occurred.

Major tragedy in Kota after a car carrying groom and the Baraat fell in Chambal river.

9 baraatis including the groom have died in the accident.

The car was going from Barwada to Ujjain.

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According to District Collector Harimohan Meena, the families of the deceased will receive assistance from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. (UNI)

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