More than 22 people dead after bus falls into gorge in India
More than 22 people died, and another two dozen were injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand on Monday.
A local police officer said over the phone that the mishap occurred in the Marchula area of the state’s Almora district at around 08:30 a.m.
Some of the injured were said to be in critical condition, and rescue teams were deputed to the accident spot.
“The deceased were all locals. The ill-fated private bus was moving from Podhi to Ramnagar area when it met with the accident.
“Efforts are on to ascertain the identity of the deceased. Those injured have been rushed to a local government hospital,’’ the police officer said.
Marchula is one of the tourist destinations in the hilly state of Uttarakhand.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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