As a result of the incident, 19 people were killed. According to The Global Times, referring to local officials, the boat capsized on the Krishna River, 55 kilometers east of Amravati, the main city of Andhra Pradesh.

According to officials, the bodies of the dead have already been taken from the water, now the rescuers are trying to find the missing people. According to the authorities at the time of the accident in the boat was about 40 tourists. They were sent to witness the great maha-arati, the local ritual.

Eyewitnesses said that 20 people were rescued by local fishermen. All victims have already been identified as members of the Ongole Walkers Club in the Prakasam area, and some of them were from Nellourou.

Police officers said that the boat was operating without a license, in addition, it did not have life jackets or floating equipment.

The authorities instructed to begin the investigation, although, as reported, the reason was most likely the overcrowding of the boat.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, suddenly turned over a boat that carried at least 60 passengers. So, during the crash killed at least 19 people. At the same time rescuers found out that the crowded boat was heading towards Haryana.