Eight people died due to drowning in the water after their car fell off a Chhoti Puliya (Mini bridge) into the Chambal river in Rajasthan's Kota.


The ANI reported that the occupants of the car were going to a wedding. The car was then retrieved with the help of a crane by the police and the administration who reached the spot.






It was also reported that the deceased people were part of a Wedding 'Baraat' which was going from Kota to Ujjain. 






"The procession was going to Ujjain, the bus went ahead, this car lost its way and came on the small bridge and fell out of control and fell into the river. 7 dead bodies have been recovered from the vehicle and 2 bodies have been recovered from the water in the rescue operation," said Kesar Singh Shekhawat, SP Kota.