New Delhi, July 1 (TNS): In one of the worst bus accidents in the history of Indian state of Uttarakhand, at least 47 people were killed and 11 got injured after a private bus they were travelling in plunged into a 60-meter-deep gorge in Dhumakot tehsil of Pauri district on Sunday morning.
The 28-seater bus carrying 58 persons was on its way to Ramnagar in Nainital district when the fatal mishap took place on Pipli-Bhaun motor road at around 8:40am.
Giving details, senior superintendent of police of Pauri Jagat Ram Joshi told media. “There are 47 confirmed casualties in the accident and 11 persons got injured, who have been taken to hospitals in Ramnagar and Haldwani for treatment. The seriously injured are being air lifted to Dehradun.”
