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The tragic accident occurs barely a fortnight after the devastating bus accident in Dhumakot area of Pauri Garhwal earlier this month in which 48 people were killed. Those with minor injuries were sent to New Tehri hospital, whereas severely injured were sent to Dehradun by helicopter.Meanwhile, government has announced compensation of 2 lakh rupees to the family of deceased and Rs 50,000 to the severely injured. UTTARKASHI: 14 people died and 16 were injured when the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation bus they were in, skidded off the Rishikesh- Gangotri highway into a 250 meter deep gorge near Kirgani area located 15km before Chamba in Uttarkashi district on Thursday. The exact cause of the accident is still being ascertained. Tehri district administration started rescue operations soon after the incident..