Seven killed, 12 injured as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand

Seven people including three women were killed and 12 others injured when a bus fell into a gorge near Vinayak in the Bhikiyasain area of Uttarakhands Almora district on Tuesday a police official saidAccording to the police the deceased include an elderly coupleAlmora Senior Superintendent of Police Devendra Pincha said the accident occurred when the bus carrying passengers from Dwarahat in Almora district to Ramnagar in Nainital district went out of control and plunged into a gorge six kilometers before BhikiyasainHe said that upon receiving information about the accident police and State Disaster Response Force SDRF teams reached the spot and launched rescue and relief operationsPincha said that six people died on the spot while another succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital Twelve people including the driver were injured in the accident and were rescued from the gorge and admitted to the hospitalA total of 19 passengers were on board the bus at the time of the accident All the victims are local residentsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accidentThe loss of lives due to a bus mishap in the Almora district of Uttarakhand is extremely saddening Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones May the injured recover at the earliest Modi saidChief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also expressed sorrow over the incidentIn a message issued here he said that those injured in the accident have been admitted to nearby hospitals by the district administration and those seriously injured have been referred to higher medical centers for better treatmentDhami also prayed to God for the speedy recovery of all the injuredThe cause of the bus accident is yet to be ascertained Pincha said that the reasons for the accident will be known only after the investigationAccording to the list provided by the police the deceased include an elderly couple identified as Govind Vallabh Mathpal 80 and his wife Parvati Devi 75 The other deceased are Nandan Singh Adhikari 65 Tara Devi 50 Ganesh 25 Umesh 50 and Govindi Devi 58This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever