5 killed, 21 hurt after bus falls into gorge in Almora
SEVEN PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Five persons died and 21 were injured as a bus fell into a 150- foot gorge in Almora district on Thursday, district administration informed.
District magistrate (DM) Almora said a Garhwal Motor Owners Union (GMOU) bus in Mohanri on Bhatrojkhan-Bhikiyasan motor route fell into a gorge at 3.15pm. Seven passengers were seriously injured of which three were taken to Susheela Tiwari Government Hospital in Haldwani and four were taken to Ranikhet hospital for medication.
Twelve others were admitted to a primary health centre in Bhatrojkhan while two returned home.
The road was wide and no rain was reported in the area at the time of the accident. District magistrate said the reason behind the accident was brake failure. There were 26 passengers on the bus.
Governor Baby Rani Maurya and chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed heartfelt condolence to the families of those killed in the accident. He prayed for the peace of the departed souls and wished speedy recovery of those injured.
“The accident occurred due to brake failure,” Nitin Singh Bhadauria, DM Almora, said.
On September 4, a passenger vehicle was hit by a landslide on Gantri National Highway in Uttarkashi district killing 14 people. The lone survivor is undergoing medication at a private hospital in Dehradun.