Tragically, the ferry carrying the students on an outing capsized in a lake, resulting in 12 people drowning.

A passenger boat was transporting a group of students on an outing. A plane crash in a lake in the Indian state of Gujarat. This led to the killing of 12 people, almost all of them children.

Foreign news agencies reported that a ferry sank in Lake Harni in Vadodara, Gujarat state, western India. On Thursday, January 18, 2024, while taking a group of teachers and students for a walk outside the venue.

The accident led to the death of at least 12 people, including 10 students and two teachers. Anupam Singh Gehlot, Superintendent of Police, Vadodara has ascertained the number of deaths and rescue operations are underway. But until now, the exact cause of the ship sinking is not known.

Local police told the BBC that the boat had about 27 people on board, and seven people were rescued from the water.

Superintendent Guillot also revealed that the children who received assistance are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. While the preliminary results of the investigation concluded that the victims did not receive any life jackets. During this boat trip

While Mr. Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat stated that the government will provide compensation of Rs 400,000 (about 171,480 baht) to each family of the deceased and Rs 50,000 (about 21,400 baht) to the families of the injured.

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