Five people dead, several injured after bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Tehri

TEHRI (Uttarakhand): Five people died and several others were injured after a bus fell nearly 70 metres into a gorge near the Kunjapuri-Hindolakhal area under Narendra Nagar in Tehri district on Monday.

AIIMS Rishikesh PRO Sandeep Kumar said that multiple victims of the Tehri bus accident were brought to the hospital with serious injuries, while five passengers were declared dead on arrival. “Some people have suffered internal injuries, while some have head injuries. Five people were brought here dead”, he said. “Among the other patients, those named Deepsikha and Dikha are from Punjab and have been admitted to the hospital”, he added.

#WATCH | On the Tehri bus accident, Sandeep Kumar, PRO, AIIMS, Rishikesh, says, ” Five people were brought dead here.” pic.twitter.com/370jjzXajB

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Earlier, Chief Medical Officer Shyaam Vijay confirmed that the bus was carrying 18 passengers when it fell into a gorge near Kunjapuri in Tehri. “There were a total of 18 people on board the bus. Five people have died, while 13 others have been injured. Three of the injured passengers have been referred to AIIMS Rishikesh, and 10 have been sent to Narendra Nagar Hospital for treatment”, he said.

Suresh Patel, a survivor from Gujarat, said that several of the injured were taken to AIIMS Rishikesh for urgent medical attention. “The injured passengers from the bus accident in Kunjapuri, Tehri, were brought to AIIMS Rishikesh,” Patel said.

“Four injured individuals have been admitted to AIIMS Rishikesh for treatment, where they are currently undergoing medical care,” he added. He also said that all passengers involved in the accident were from Gujarat. “Five people have died in the accident, and their bodies have been kept at AIIMS Rishikesh. All the passengers are reported to be from Gujarat”, he said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has condoled the deaths of five people and wished for the speedy recovery of the 13 people who were injured.

टिहरी के नरेंद्रनगर कुंजापुरी मंदिर के समीप हुई बस दुर्घटना का समाचार अत्यंत दुःखद है, ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि दिवंगतों को श्रीचरणों में स्थान और शोकाकुल परिजनों को यह असीम दुःख सहन करने की शक्ति प्रदान करें।

हादसे में घायलों को जिला प्रशासन और SDRF द्वारा नजदीकी अस्पताल भेजा…

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According to an official statement, Tehri District Control Room informed the SDRF Battalion Control Room that a bus had fallen nearly 70 meters into a gorge near Kunjapuri-Hindolakhal under the jurisdiction of Narendra Nagar police station.

Upon receipt of the information, under the direction of SDRF Commandant Shri Arpan Yaduvanshi, a total of five SDRF teams from Post Dhalwala, Post Koti Colony, and the SDRF Battalion Headquarters were immediately sent to the incident site.

Tehri’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) informed that a total of 18 people were on board the bus. Five people died, and three injured were referred to AIIMS Rishikesh, while 10 others have been sent to Narendra Nagar hospital for treatment. (ANI)