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14 killed as bus rolls down gorge; second such accident in Uttarakhand in a month

| Thursday | 19th July, 2018

He said the accident was sad and a magisterial inquiry had been ordered to ascertain what caused it. There were 31 passengers, mostly locals, in the bus, she said. NEW TEHRI: An Uttarakhand Roadways bus rolled down a 250-metre deep gorge around 15 kilometre from Chamba in Tehri district early on Thursday killing 14 people, including two women, and injuring 17 others, officials said.The bus was on its way to Haridwar from Bhatwari when it met with the accident , the second such tragedy in the hill state this month.The accident occurred near Kirgani on the Chamba-Uttarkashi highway at 8.20 am on Thursday when the bus plunged into a 250-metre deep gorge killing 13 people on the spot and and leaving 18 injured, Tehri district magistrate Sonika said.One of the injured persons died at a hospital during treatment, she added. Seventeen of the injured were under treatment at different hospitals.Eleven people, who sustained serious injuries, were flown in choppers to AIIMS, Rishikesh, while the rest were under treatment at district hospital in Baurari and Masihi hospital, Chamba, officials said.Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed grief at the loss of lives and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those injured.The CM also visited AIIMS, Rishikesh, to enquire about the injured persons admitted here and assured director Ravikant of all support from the state government in their treatment.

NEW TEHRI: An Uttarakhand Roadways bus rolled down a 250-metre deep gorge around 15 kilometre from Chamba in Tehri district early on Thursday killing 14 people, including two women, and injuring 17 others, officials said.The bus was on its way to Haridwar from Bhatwari when it met with the accident , the second such tragedy in the hill state this month.The accident occurred near Kirgani on the Chamba-Uttarkashi highway at 8.20 am on Thursday when the bus plunged into a 250-metre deep gorge killing 13 people on the spot and and leaving 18 injured, Tehri district magistrate Sonika said.One of the injured persons died at a hospital during treatment, she added. There were 31 passengers, mostly locals, in the bus, she said. Seventeen of the injured were under treatment at different hospitals.Eleven people, who sustained serious injuries, were flown in choppers to AIIMS, Rishikesh, while the rest were under treatment at district hospital in Baurari and Masihi hospital, Chamba, officials said.Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed grief at the loss of lives and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those injured.The CM also visited AIIMS, Rishikesh, to enquire about the injured persons admitted here and assured director Ravikant of all support from the state government in their treatment. He said the accident was sad and a magisterial inquiry had been ordered to ascertain what caused it. PTI

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