In an unfortunate incident, seven people lost their lives on Saturday after their vehicle fell into the canal in Kaithal, Haryana. Nine people, including 8 of a family were in the car during the time of the accident. Providing details of the incident, the police officials said that nine people, including eight members of a family, were in the car.
They were heading towards the Baba Rajpuri Mela organised on Dussehra when the tragic incident took place. Furthermore, the officials added that the accident occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle and subsequently it plunged into the canal near Mundri village.
While the driver was rescued, seven occupants of the car died. The police said that a child named Komal (12) was still missing and efforts were on to trace him. All the people in the vehicle were from Deeg village in Kaithal. The deceased were identified as Satwinder (50), Chameli (65), Teejo (45), Fiza (16), Vandana (10), Riya (10) and Ramandeep (6).
PM consoles death
Prime Minister Modi also reacted to the tragic accident. Taking to the social media platform X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the accident as heart-rendering and conveyed his condolences to the kin of the victims. He added the local administration was making every effort to help under the state government's supervision.
(With PTI Inputs)
