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7 drowned as jeep falls into river

Rewa, MP, May 24 (UNI) Seven people were killed as a jeep fell from a pontoon bridge into the Tamas river near Jawa village on Rewa-Theontar road, 70 Km from here.

Nine others in the jeep either swam to safety or were rescued by boatsmen yesterday. All seven bodies had been recovered, police said.

Most of the victims belonged to one family of Mirpur village of Rewa district, police added. The bodies were handed over to next of kin after postmortem today.

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