Uttarakhand: 2 dead, 16 injured after bus falls into deep gorge
At least two people died and 16 were injured after a bus fell into a deep gorge near Kabhra village of Pauri district in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, the State Disaster Response Forces said.
In Short
- At least 2 people have died, several others injured
- The accident took place near Kabhra village of Pauri district in Uttarakhand
- In another case on Tuesday, one person has died and nine others have been injured after the car they were travelling in met with an accident
At least two people died and 16 were injured after a bus fell into a deep gorge near Kabhra village of Pauri district in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, the State Disaster Response Forces said.
More details are awaited on the matter.
In another case on Tuesday, one person has died and nine others have been injured after the car they were travelling in met with an accident on their way to Kunjo village in Chamoli district. The injured people have been admitted to hospital and are undergoing treatment.
This came after 29 people were killed on Monday after a Delhi-bound bus fell into a drain on Yamuna Expressway.
The bus had started from the Alambagh bus station in Lucknow at 10 pm on Sunday and had crossed the Lucknow Expressway and Inner Ring Road by 3:30 am on Monday. Around 4:30 am, the driver apparently dozed off and lost control of the bus.
At high speed, the bus slipped off the expressway and fell into the 30-foot-deep 'jharna nullah'.
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