At least twenty-five people have died after a bus accident Uttarkhand with more than 40 aboard fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand. Over 40 people including children were reported to be on the bus, which fell into a 500-meter gorge on the Rikhnikhal-Birokhal road in Pauri Garhwal district on Tuesday. Bus accident At least 25 people dead, several injured.
Twenty people have been rescued so far and the operation is still on, the state police said. “According to the information received so far, 25 people have died in this accident. 20 people have been rescued and sent to the hospital, some of whom are seriously injured,” the Uttarakhand police said in a tweet.
“25 people found dead in the Pauri Garwhal bus accident Uttarkhand that took place last night in Rikhnikhal-Birokhal area of Dhumakot.” Four SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) teams are learnt to be at the site of the accident for coordinating the rescue operations, DGP Ashok Kumar said media.
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday condoled the loss of lives in a bus accident in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district and offered deepest condolences to the bereaved family members. At least 25 people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus carrying around 45-50 members of a marriage party fell into a gorge in Pauri district on Tuesday night.
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“Saddened by many casualties when a bus fell into a valley in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this accident. I wish the injured a speedy recovery,” the president tweeted in Hindi.
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