U'khand: 41 dead, 2 injured as bus plunges
Dehra
Dun,
Oct
11:
As
many
as
41
people
were
killed
and
two
others
seriously
injured
when
a
bus
plunged
into
a
deep
gorge
in
Chamoli
district
of
Uttarakhand
today.
SDM Joshimath Nidhi Yadav said the accident occurred about 1600 hrs at Vishnuprayag, ten km from Joshimath, when the bus coming from Badrinath on its way to Rishikesh fell into a 50-metre-deep gorge on the bank of river Alaknanda.
In all, 44 people, including the driver, were aboard the bus when the accident happened.
One passenger is still missing. A rescue and search operation is being carried out by the Army and police.
Those who were injured seriously were admitted to Joshimath Hospital.
All the passengers are reported to be hailing from Orissa.
They were returning after visiting the Badrinath Temple.
UNI