According to initial reports, 26 people were travelling in the loader rickshaw when the vehicle plunged into the canal. Several passengers drowned in the incident.
Rescue teams reached the site and launched an operation to recover the victims. Further details regarding the identities of those killed and the exact circumstances surrounding the accident were awaited.
The incident cast a pall of grief over the families involved. What had begun as a journey to attend a wedding ended in tragedy, with several families losing their loved ones.
The death toll remains subject to official confirmation by rescue authorities.
