Uttarakhand: 14 killed, 17 injured as bus falls into gorge
Fourteen people were killed and 17 injured in Uttarakhand's Tehri district when a state-run bus they were traveling in fell into a deep gorge around 15km from Chamba town this morning, a senior official said. The accident occurred near Kirgani on Rishikesh-Chamba-Gangotri highway around 8 am when the Uttarakhand Roadways bus plunged into a 250m deep gorge, Tehri District Magistrate Sonika said. Here's more.
CM condoles deaths; announces compensation for kin of dead
Six injured persons were flown in a chopper for treatment at AIIMS, Rishikesh, while the rest were being treated at Tehri District hospital and Masiha hospital in Chamba, Sonika said. CM Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed grief at the loss of the lives in the accident and announced a compensation of Rs. 2L for the families of those killed and Rs. 50,000 for those injured.
