2 dead, 38 injured after bus falls into gorge on Mussoorie-Dehradun road

A woman and her daughter died and at least 38 were injured including the bus driver when a bus fell into a ditch on the Mussoorie-Dehradun road on Sunday.

The bus was carrying 40 passengers (16 women, 19 men and five children) in the bus at the time of the accident, Mussoorie police station SHO DS Kohli told PTI.

The accident occurred on a turning near the ITBP camp when the driver lost control of the vehicle, plunging the bus into a 70-metre-deep gorge, he stated.

"With the help of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), all the injured have been rescued and admitted to the hospital for treatment," Mussoorie police told the ANI.

Reports claim that the bus driver lost control and the bus fell into the gorge. The accident occurred on a turning near the ITBP camp when the driver lost control of the vehicle, plunging the bus into a 70-metre-deep gorge, Kohli stated.

The police department, ambulance and fire service team were alerted and the rescue operation was launched.

A video clip of the rescue operation has been posted by news agency on Twitter.

The cop said that rash driving apparently led to the accident as the driver could not control the vehicle while negotiating the turn.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief at the loss of lives in the accident and asked officials to make all arrangements for the treatment of the injured.