14 killed as bus rolls down gorge in Uttarakhand

Dehradun | Sunday | 18th November, 2018

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Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed grief at the loss of lives and asked the district administration to arrange for the treatment of the injured. ( With inputs from PTI) UTTARKASHI: At least 14 people were killed and 13 injured when the bus in which they were travelling fell into a 150-metre-deep gorge in Uttarkashi district on Sunday.The private-run bus was on its way to Vikas Nagar from Jankichatti in the district when it fell into the gorge near Damta, District Magistrate Ashish Chauhan said.A search-and-rescue operation by police with help from area residents is underway, the official said, adding a few bodies could be stuck in bushes.Four people seriously injured in the accident were flown in a chopper to Dehradun for treatment, he said.The bus, after plunging into the gorge, landed a few metres from the Yamuna river, the official said..