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School bus falls into river in Goa, 15 missing
Published: Saturday, Feb 18, 2012, 15:00 IST
Place: Panaji | Agency: PTI
A school bus today plunged into a river at Aldona village, 15km away from
here, leaving over a dozen students missing, police said.
The incident took place this morning when the driver lost control over the
vehicle and it fell into the Kalvi river, they said.
Although the number of students travelling in the bus is not clear, locals
claimed that there were at least 15 of them.
A major rescue operation was initiated immediately after the mishap and
fire brigade as well as police divers were rushed to the spot.
The driver and conductor are safe as they jumped out when they lost
control. But there has been no official confirmation about any deaths and
searches are on for the missing children.
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