Tripura State Rifles personnel injured as bus falls into gorge
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At least 13 Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel have sustained serious injuries when a bus carrying them fell into a gorge at Bankumari, Baramura hill range, about 35 km from Agartala, a senior police officer said Tuesday.
A contingent of 29 TSR personnel was on its way to Agartala from battalion headquarters at Chhailengta in Dhalai district when the accident occurred around 8:30pm Monday.
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The bus lost control and rolled into a gorge: Police
The TSR personnel were scheduled to leave for election duty at Chhattisgarh on Tuesday morning, said Krishnendu Chakravertty, Superintendent of Police.
"The bus, with 29 jawans, lost control near Bankumari area in Khowai district and rolled into a gorge. There are no reports of casualties but at least 13 of them were hospitalized in critical condition," he said.
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The villagers informed the police and TSR personnel were rescued
Villagers informed the local police, following which the jawans were rescued from the gorge, Chakravertty said. "The police with the help of local people rescued the TSR personnel Monday night," the SP said, adding that the bus was yet to be lifted from the ravine.