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14 killed as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand

July 19

At least 14 people were killed and 17 others injured when a bus they were travelling in fell deep down into a 250 metre deep gorge in Tehri district of Uttarakhand.

The accident is reported to have happened at Kirgani on Rishikesh-Chamba-Gangotri highway around 8 am when the Uttarakhand Roadways was travelling at Tehri District.

Out of the 17 others injured, Six were flown in a chopper for treatment at AIIMS, Rishikesh, while the rest were being treated at Tehri District hospital in Tehri.

The Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those injured.