A recent heartrending accident in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand saw a bus fall a massive 100 meter ditch at Dahalchori killing six persons and injuring 22 others. The bus was on the Pauri to Dahalchori route but lost direction which caused the tragic crash.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) sped to the scene to rescue passengers after a rescue operation was conducted to free them from the debris. Speaking to reporters, Director of SDRF Arpan Yaduvanshi said that 22 passengers were on the bus at the time of the accident. This situation best proved that through early intervention by the rescue teams, the number of fatalities could be reduced, especially through the efforts of those responding to emergencies.
A bus accident in #Uttarakhand‘s Pauri district resulted in at least four fatalities and about eighteen injuries after the vehicle lost control and plunged into a 100-meter-deep ditch. The bus was carrying 22 passengers at the time of the incident.https://t.co/MR2DNYjn4T
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According to the latest information received by Pauri Garhwal District Magistrate Ashish Chauhan, five people were killed in the bus accident. At least 10 wounded remain in the Srinagar hospital for treatment, 7 to 8 patients are being treated in Pauri district. People who have been involved in the accidents are being treated by respective medical practitioners as authorities help the victims/families.
Tweeting on X (formerly twitter), Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also confronted his grief. “Some very bad information arrived concerning the demise of four passengers as a result of a bus mishap… People are still trapped, even as there has been effort made to pull down the remaining buildings; rescue operations are being conducted and the injured taken to the nearest hospital. ‘May the injured have a quick recovery and the families lose strength,’ he said.
In another unlucky accident in Delhi, an SUV lost control and hit a road divider and subsequently hit two vehicles on the other side of the road near Mayur Vihar at early Sunday morning. The said accident had cost the life of a taxi driver, Arjun Solanki and a passenger, Suman Dhoopra while her husband, Sanjeev had suffered critical injuries.
