Uttarkashi district disaster management officer (DDMO), Devendra Patwal, said, “Seven were killed and 27 others were injured after the bus carrying 35 passengers fell into the gorge near Gangani on the Gangotri national highway Sunday. The injured were being taken to the hospital for treatment.”
Government officials said rescue operation for one traveler, who is still stuck inside the bus, was underway. The Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh, meanwhile, has issued instructions to the district administration to conduct relief and rescue operations and ensure proper arrangements for the treatment of the injured, reports Hindustan Times.
The incident took place around 4pm when the bus was on its way from Gangotri to Uttarkashi.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police and other teams were carrying out the rescue operation, he said. Patwal said the identities of the deceased and injured were being ascertained. As per the initial information, he said, the bus was carrying pilgrims belonging to Gujarat.
According to officials, the cause of the accident is also unknown so far.
Lalita Negi, SDRF media in-charge, said, “Our teams were still carrying out the rescue operation at the spot. 27 people who have been rescued have been sent to hospital for treatment.”
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