AMN / Pauri Garhwal
At least 47 people were killed and many injured in a bus accident in Pauri Garhwal district today. The incident took place when the bus travelling from Dhoomakote to Mankote fell into a 200 feet gorge on the Pipali-Bhoan motorway in Nainidanda block.
The police and a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are facilitating rescue operations. The injured have been rushed to the nearyby hospital.
According to the police, the accident took place at about 9 a.m., near the Queens Bridge on the Pipli-Bhaun road when the driver lost control of the 28-seater bus which was headed to Ramnagar from Bhaun
Eight injured people were rushed to nearby medical facilities out of which four were in “very critical” condition.
Inspector General of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Sanjay Gunjial has informed that a chopper has been rushed to airlift the remaining injured people.