Bus Skids Off Rishikesh-Gangotri Highway, Falls into Gorge: 14 Killed

In an unfortunate incident, some 10 passengers died and several others injured when an Uttarakhand Transport Corporation bus skilled off the Rishikesh-Gangotri highway and fell into a 250-metre gorge near Sulyadhar in Uttarakhand's Tihri district.

It is said that 25 passengers were inside the bus at the time of accident. As soon as news got out, the police and rescue team rushed to the spot. It is said that 9 passengers suffered injuries in the bus accident near Sulyadhar. The accident toll has reached 14, according to latest reports.

Fourteen persons were killed and 17 injured when a state-run bus fell into a deep gorge in Tehri in Uttarakhand on Thursday, police said.

The disaster occurred on the Rishikesh-Gangotri highway when the driver of the bus belonging to Uttarakhand State Transport Corp lost control over it near Sulyadhar.

The bus was headed for Haridwar from Bhatwari in Uttarkashi. There were 31 passengers in the 40-seater vehicle, an official told IANS.

Six critically injured persons have been flown to Rishikesh in a chopper.

Locals and disaster management teams pulled out the dead and the injured from the gorge.

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the dependents of those killed and Rs 50,000 each to those injured.

With IANS Inputs