6 tourists killed, 27 injured after bus falls into gorge in Nainital

A tragic incident happened in Uttarakhand, where a bus fell into a ditch in the Kaladhungi area of Nainital district on Sunday, killing six passengers and 27 others were injured. The bus was carrying tourists from Haryana’s Hisar district. 6 dead as bus falls into gorge in Nainital According to Nainital District Control Room, the […]

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A tragic incident happened in Uttarakhand, where a bus fell into a ditch in the Kaladhungi area of Nainital district on Sunday, killing six passengers and 27 others were injured. The bus was carrying tourists from Haryana’s Hisar district.

6 dead as bus falls into gorge in Nainital

According to Nainital District Control Room, the tourists were returning after visiting Nainital, when their bus fell tragically into a 100-metre deep gorge in the Nalni area of Kaladhungi.

In this incident that happened around 8 pm, at least six tourists died and 27 others were injured.

There were 33 passengers on the bus at the time of the accident.

SDRF reaches out to rescue people

Upon receiving the information, the police and State Disaster Response Force teams reached the spot and started rescue and relief operations.

The police said that the injured have been taken out of the ditch and taken to the hospital for treatment and the casualties are being identified.

The reasons for the accident are not known yet.