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Bikaner: One dead, one missing as car with 5 election workers plunges into canal
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bikaner
🗓 24 Oct 2026, 12:01 PM
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A car carrying five young men returning from Panchayat election campaigning in Bikaner skidded into the Indira Gandhi Canal. One person has died, one is missing, and three were rescued.
A tragic accident occurred in Bikaner, Rajasthan, when a car carrying five young men plunged into the Indira Gandhi Canal. The group was returning home after completing their campaigning duties for the local Panchayat elections.
According to initial reports, the vehicle lost control and fell into the water. Emergency services responded to the scene, where three of the five occupants were successfully rescued and taken to safety.
However, the situation remains critical as one young man was pronounced dead, while the search for the second missing person is ongoing. The SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) has launched a search operation to locate the missing individual.
Local authorities are investigating the exact cause of the accident, with the vehicle's loss of control prior to entering the canal being the primary focus of the inquiry.
According to initial reports, the vehicle lost control and fell into the water. Emergency services responded to the scene, where three of the five occupants were successfully rescued and taken to safety.
However, the situation remains critical as one young man was pronounced dead, while the search for the second missing person is ongoing. The SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) has launched a search operation to locate the missing individual.
Local authorities are investigating the exact cause of the accident, with the vehicle's loss of control prior to entering the canal being the primary focus of the inquiry.