Almora bus plunges into gorge, 7 dead; CM Dhami says ‘closely monitoring situation'
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed sorrow and ordered prompt medical treatment for the victims, while rescue teams are on-site.
A tragic road accident in Uttarakhand's Almora district on Tuesday has left seven people dead, and 12 injured after a private bus veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local police have reached the site to pull survivors from the wreckage and transport them to nearby medical facilities. Local police are currently on-site conducting rescue operations to assist trapped passengers, ANI reported.
Almora SSP Devendra Pincha said, “Rescue teams have been dispatched to the spot. There are reports of some fatalities.”
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed deep sorrow over the bus accident on the Bhikiyasen–Vinayak motor road in Almora.
Dhami directed the district administration to ensure prompt and adequate medical treatment for all injured passengers. The injured have been admitted to nearby hospitals, and those critically injured have been referred to higher medical centres for better treatment, the CMO said.
Dhami said in a post on X, “This incident is profoundly painful and heart-wrenching. The injured passengers in the accident have been admitted to nearby hospitals by the district administration. The seriously injured have been referred to advanced medical centers for better treatment. The entire matter is under continuous monitoring, and I am in constant contact with the local administrative authorities," he added.
On Tuesday morning the SDRF received information through the DCR Almora that a passenger bus traveling from Bhikiyasain to Ramnagar met with an accident in the Vinayak area and fell into a deep gorge. The bus was reportedly carrying around 17-18 passengers.
Almora SSP Devendra Pincha said, "Rescue teams have been dispatched to the spot. There are reports of some fatalities." According to the information received via the State Disaster Response Fund team, 6-7 people are declared dead. At the same time, the injured passengers have been admitted to the Government Hospital in Bhikiyasain.
Further details are awaited.
(With inputs from ANI)