NEW DELHI, June 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed after their car fell into a canal in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Sunday, a senior police official said.
"The accident occurred around 4.30 a.m. (local time) on Mathur-Jajampatti Road near Mogarra village in the state's Mathura district, some 150 km from the national capital," Superintendent of Police (rural area) Aditya Shukla told the media.
The victims, nine of whom belonged to the same family, were on their way to offer prayers at a famous temple in the western state of Rajasthan in their car driven by a hired driver, when the incident happened.
"All the bodies have been fished out of water. The dead included two children," the official said.
Local TV channels showed footage of the vehicle being pulled out of the canal by a crane and reported that angry locals staged a protest in the area after the accident, seeking repair of a small bridge there and the poor road.
"A probe has been ordered into the incident," the official added.
