Deeply pained the bus accident in Karnataka’s Mandya. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased. May God gi… https://t.co/mm5flyc3Od — PMO India (@PMOIndia) 1543051911000 I'm sorry to hear about the terrible bus accident in Mandya district of Karnataka in which over 20 people are feare… https://t.co/SBkHs6n0S2 — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1543050911000 MANDYA: At least 30 passengers were killed after a bus plunged into a canal in Mandya district of Karnataka on Saturday.The incident happened at VC canal of the Cauvery river in Kanaganamaradi village of the Pandavapura taluk. Most of the deceased are school students.According to the locals, the bus plunged in the canal around 12.25pm. The locals who saw the bus plunging in the canal water rushed to rescue the passengers.A boy who jumped out of the bus is the only survivor.Rescuers searching for bodies at the accident spot.Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy visited the site of the accident and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the families of the deceased.Search operation stopped at 7.30 pm owing to poor lighting. 30 doctors from various hospitals of the district are performing the post-mortem on all the 30 dead bodies. The final rites of all the deceased will be performed on Sunday.Deputy chief minister G Parameshwara accounted driver's negligence for the accident and said he would look into the matter. Locals informed the police that the bus was in a bad shape.Prime minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who are campaigning in Madhya Pradesh, took to Twitter to mourn the death of the passengers.

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