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At least thirteen persons were killed and as many injured when a mini-bus carrying 17 passengers fell into Panchganga river at Kolhapur in Western Maharashtra, Police said.
All the commuters hailed from Balewadi in Pune. The mishap occurred at around 11.45 pm on Shivaji bridge when the driver lost control over the vehicle while travelling from Ganpatipule to Pune, an official of Kolhapur police said. Police and fire brigade were alerted by some onlookers following which a search and rescue operation was launched, he said.
Rescue and relief operation underway by the teams of police, civic authorities and locals, he said, adding senior police officials were on the spot.
