36 Killed As Bus Falls In Gorge In Uttarakhand, Rs 4 Lakh Aid Announced
Dehradun/Hyderabad, Nov 4 (Maxim News): 36 Killed As Bus Falls In Gorge In Uttarakhand’s Almora District. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed the district administration to speed up the rescue operation.
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The death count in the bus accident in Uttarakhand’s Almora district has climbed to 36. According to district authorities, the 45-seater passenger bus fell into a 200-meter-deep gorge at Marchula this morning while traveling from Pauri in Garhwal to Ramnagar in Kumaon — an overnight journey of about 250 km. It met with an accident about 35 km from the destination Rampur. Police and the State Disaster Response Force have launched a rescue operation at the accident site.
The accident, officials said, took place around 8.25 am. Residents of the nearby villages were the first responders and started rescuing passengers. While several passengers died at the spot, at least nine succumbed to injuries after they were rushed to hospital. Three passengers have been airlifted and are being taken to AIIMS. The bus belonged to Garhwal Motor Owners’ Union and a probe is on to identify the circumstances that led to the tragedy. Officials from Almora and Ramnagar are on the spot. (Maxim News)
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