NEW DELHI, June 19, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) — At least six children were killed
and one was rescued Tuesday after a car carrying them plunged into a roadside
pond in India’s eastern state of Bihar, officials said.
The accident took place at Tarabari area in Araria district, about 380 km
northeast of Patna, the capital city of Bihar.
“This morning a car carrying 10 people plunged into a pond after which six
children were killed on the spot and one was rescued. He has been
hospitalized immediately,” Himanshu Sharma, Araria district magistrate told
Xinhua over telephone. “Three people, who were inside the car came out
unhurt.”
According to Sharma, people inside the car were returning after attending
a marriage ceremony.
“We are being told the driver tried to avoid hitting a child on road but
couldn’t control the vehicle and plunged into pond,” he said. “The deaths
have taken place because the children couldn’t come out of the submerged
vehicle.”
Following the accident, police teams rushed to the spot and retrieved
bodies from the car with the help of locals.