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Defence PRO Athul Pillai said that divers were unable to search the deep waters due to strong currents.
Kerala ministers Mohammed Riyas and A K Saseendran will reach the site by noon.
People are reluctant to use railway overbridges and opt to cross the track directly, causing accidents, officials said.
Local MLA Satish Sail has accused Kerala 'people' of delaying the search operation in the river.
Advanced Intelligent Underground Buried Object Detection-based drone was used to detect the truck trapped under the Gangavali River.
The surveillance using drone will help the rescuers to assess the truck's exact position including its depth from the surface of the river.
On Wednesday, search operations confirmed that the truck driven by Arjun, a native of Kannadikkal in Kozhikode, is trapped on the riverbed of the Gangavali River.
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A total of 58 samples have tested negative to date, the minister said.
According to a parent, the students were hit on the heads by a gang of 20 seniors.