Uttarakhand: At Least 7 Feared Dead As Bus Carrying Passengers Falls Into Gorge In Almora (Photo @SDRF)
Almora, Uttarakhand: Around six to seven people are feared killed as a bus carrying passengers falls into a deep gorge near Bhikiyasain in Almora district in Uttarakhand, news agency ANI reports.
A State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team has been dispatched to the accident spot. The injured passengers have been admitted to the Government Hospital in Bhikiyasain, said SDRF officials. The dead bodies have been retrieved.
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The bus was on its way to Ramnagar when it lost control and fell into the gorge near Bhikiyasen. According to Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Devendra Pincha, there were around eighteen people in the bus.
Uttarakhand has been a hotspot of bus accident as the state marks over 1,000 road accidents every year. One of the major reasons for the accidents are the unscientific roads across the mountainous terrain often exacerbating the danger. The treacherous, winding, and narrow roads in between the gorge significantly increase the risk for passengers travelling in these routes.
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The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, as per the reports, citing police.
