16 died as bus falls into 250-metre-deep gorge in Uttarakhand
16 died as bus falls into 250-metre-deep gorge in Uttarakhand
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DEHRADUN: As many as sixteen people died after a bus they were travelling in, skid off into a 250-metre gorge in Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand Transport Corporation bus fell into the Rishikesh-Gangotri Highway into the gorge near Suryadhar. A number of others have been injured in the accident.

Soon after the accident, the local administration and police rushed to the mishap spot. There were 25 people onboard the bus when the accident occurred.

 

 

The state government has issued directions to helicopters to be made available to take the injured to AIIMS. It has also declared an ex gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh each to families of the killed people. The injured will also be provided Rs 50,000 as compensation. A magisterial investigation has been ordered into the mishap.

 Worth mention here that earlier in July; forty-eight passengers were died after their bus skid off into a 200-metre-deep gorge in Paudi Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. 45 of them died on the spot while the critically injured were rushed to the hospital. In this bus about 50 passengers were travelling in the 28-seater bus which was headed for Ramnagar from Bhoan. The cause for the accident is not known yet, police asserted.

 

 

 

 

 

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