Bus plunges into Himalayan gorge in north India, killing at least 36 people
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The accident took place in Marchula area of Almora district in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
At least 36 people have died and several others were injured after a bus fell into a deep gorge in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials and Indian media reported.
The state’s Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the accident took place on Monday in the Marchula area of Almora district in the Indian Himalayas.
“The district administration has been instructed to carry out relief and rescue operations swiftly,” he wrote on X.
Vineet Pal, a senior official, told reporters that 36 people died in the accident, adding that some of the injured were airlifted for specialised treatment.
The bus was coming from Garhwal district in the north of Uttarakhand and was headed to Ramnagar. The vehicle had at least 42 passengers on board, Devendra Pincha, a local police officer, told the Reuters news agency.
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