Rajasthan: Over a dozen rescued after vehicle veers off flooded road in Dungarpur

ANI Sep 29, 2019 15:55 IST

Truck carrying girl students skids off due to overflowing stream in Dungarpur, Rajasthan on Saturday.

Dungarpur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): As many as 16 girl students were rescued after a vehicle carrying them lost its control and skidded off a makeshift bridge due to overflowing stream here on Saturday.
The incident took place yesterday in a village in Dungarpur when the girls were returning from their school.
As per the visuals, the truck slid down the stream and got stuck in the water near a tree. The locals rushed on to the spot and began the rescue work.
They formed a human chain across the stream using a rope and rescued the girls one by one in about an hour-long effort.
It is being reported that the driver of the truck escaped from the spot by swimming in the stream. (ANI)

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