Uttrakhand: 45 charred to death, 12 injured after bus fell down in a ditch in Pauri Garhwal; rescue operation underway
45 charred to death, 12 injured after bus fell down in a ditch in Pauri Garhwal in Uttrakhand, rescue operation underway. "20 bodies have been recovered, 12 injured referred to hospital after a bus fell down a gorge in Pauri Garhwal district's Nanidhanda area.
Number of casualties expected to rise," says Garhwal Commissioner Dilip Jawalkar.
20 bodies have been recovered, 12 injured referred to hospital after a bus fell down a gorge in Pauri Garhwal district's Nanidhanda area. Number of casualties expected to rise: Garhwal Commissioner Dilip Jawalkar #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/YIskUa0Ku8
— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2018
Four of passengers were critically injured in the accident which happened on the Pipali-Bhoan motorway in Pauri Garhwal's Nainidanda block. The police and a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are facilitating rescue operations.
As per reports, the 28 seater mini bus was overloaded and that could have led the accident. However, cause of accident is still not clear.
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