23 killed as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora

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Seven killed as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora



DEHRADUN: 23 people were killed and 15 others were injured on Monday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora district, a senior official said.While 22 people died on the spot, one succumbed to injuries while being taken to a hospital in Ramnagar, Almora’s District Disaster Management Officer Vineet Pal told PTI.The bus was going from Pauri to Ramnagar when the accident took place at Marchula in Almora, added District Magistrate Alok Kumar Pandey.About 40 passengers were in the bus when it fell into the 200-metre deep gorge, Pandey said.



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