Guwahati - There were about 75-80 members in the marriage party of which 51 people were killed. The persons who survived includes Khitish Kalita, the bridegroom and 28 others injured when the bus in which they were travelling fell into a 40-feet-deep water body at Sarupeta in lower Assam's Barpeta district late on Wednesday night.
 
Official sources said 51 bodies, including that of eight children, were recovered until late Thursday afternoon, while the bridegroom and three others seriously injured were shifted to Guwahati Medical College Hospital.

The accident occurred when the marriage party was en route from the bridegroom's place at Raha in Sarbhog to the bride's place at Goumurha under Sarupeta police outpost. The police said the bus overturned while it was trying to negotiate a culvert and fell into the water body, which was filled to the brim due to incessant rain for the past few days, as per the Hindu:

"It was around 11:30 p.m. when there was a screeching sound. Before we could realize what was happening, I found myself inside water and there was darkness everywhere. I immediately realised that the bus had fallen into a water body and managed to come out by breaking the windowpanes.

The police used water pumps to pump out water and, thereby rescue the survivors and ascertain the exact death toll.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who was away in Delhi, conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family members and instructed the Barpeta Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police to ensure that the injured received good treatment. The State Government announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 1 lakh to the kin of the deceased, official sources said.

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