Accident in uttarkashi

24 dead, 8 injured as bus plunges

24 dead, 8 injured as bus plunges into deep gorge in Uttarakhand The accident took place near Nalupani in Uttarkashi

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At least 24 persons were killed and eight others injured when the bus they were travellingin plunged into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand late on Tuesday, police said.

The accident took place near Nalupani in Uttarkashi district when a bus full of pilgrims from Indore, Madhya Pradesh were returning from the Gangotri shrine.

Three people are still missing and the eight injured, who were rescued after great efforts and difficulty, have been admitted at the Community Health Centre at Chinyalisaud, an official informed IANS. Some passengers of the ill-fated bus also fell in the Bhagirathi rover flowing below. District officials including district magistrate Ashish Srivastava rushed to the spot but owing to darkness rescue efforts were hampered.

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