- Thursday, December 26, 2024
The bus had 27 people on board, including the driver and the conductor. The injured have been hospitalised
By: India Weekly
FOUR people, including a woman and a child, died and 23 got injured after a roadways bus fell into a 1,500 feet deep gorge in Bhimtal’s Saldi area on Wednesday.
The bus with 27 people on board, including the driver and the conductor, was coming from Pithoragarh, Kumaon Commissioner Deepak Rawat told reporters.
Four deaths have been confirmed. The injured have been brought to Sushila Tiwari Hospital in Haldwani, he said.
The vehicle plunged into a 1,500 ft deep gorge, Bhowali Circle Officer Sumit Pandey said.
The injured were first rushed to the Community Health Centre in Bhimtal from where they were referred to Sushila Tiwari hospital.
Some of them are in critical condition.
Relief and rescue operations were launched with the help of locals, he said.
