28 People Feared Killed in Mysore Road Accident
Mysore, Dec 14 (Agencies): In a major accident 28 people have been feared killed near Mysore on Tuesday evening. The accident occurred when a tempo returning from Nanjangud fell into Dalawai Lake on the outskirts of Mysore. Five of those who swam to safety are admitted in K R Hospital in Mysore.
The Medical Education and district incharge minister A Ramadas informed that 13 bodies are fished out of the lake. He said that 28 people are feared killed in the accident. Pandavapura MLA Puttaraju informed that there were 33 passengers in the van. The divers are still recovering the bodies from the lake.
A marriage party was returning home to Pandavapura near Mysore by the vehicle . An eyewitness says that the van fell into lake when it tried to overtake a bus at around 6.00 pm this evening.