Three women and four girls, all from the same family, died on Saturday when their car fell into a canal here, police said.
They said nine people, including eight of the family, were in the vehicle. They were headed for the Baba Rajpuri Mela held on the occasion of Dussehra.
Taking to the social media platform X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the accident as heart-rendering and conveyed his condolences to the families of the victims.
He said the local administration was making every effort to help under the state government's supervision.
According to police, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it plunged into the canal near Mundri village.
They said the driver was rescued but seven other occupants of the vehicle drowned. A 12-year-old girl, Komal, is missing and efforts are on to trace her, police said.
The dead were identified as Satwinder (50), Chameli (65), Teejo (45), Fiza (16), Vandana (10), Riya (10) and Ramandeep (6).
All were from Deeg village in Kaithal.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Jasprit Bumrah Drops Big Mohammed Shami Update On Border-Gavaskar Trophy Selection
Amid Rising Pollution, Haryana Authorises Deputy Commissioners To Temporarily Shut Schools Till Class 5 Jeweller's Son Shot At By 3 Masked Men During Store Robbery In Haryana: Cops Haryana Officer Suspended Over Alleged Sex Assault Of Worker At Gunpoint This Asian City Is Emerging As Sex Tourism Hub. It's Not Where You Think Russia's Firing Of ICBM On Ukraine Is Weapon's 1st Combat Use In History Amazon Employee Greets Friend At Wedding, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest PM Modi: Culture, Cuisine, Cricket Strengthen India-Guyana Ties Elon Musk Slams Australia's Plan To Ban Social Media For Kids Under 16 Assam Chief Minister Unveils These Facilities At Legislative Complex Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.