As many as 12 people, believed to be part of a marriage party are feared killed as the mini-bus they were travelling plunged into an open well near Tirumangalam close to Madurai on Thursday night.
Hectic relief efforts are on to pull out the massive vehicle, even as three bodies have been recovered so far.
The passengers of the ill-fated vehicle were proceeding towards Tuticorin after attending an auspicious function in Theni district.
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