4 Killed And 21 Injured As Bus Falls Into Gorge Near Uttarakhands Bhimtal

By Fnf correspondent | PUBLISHED: 25, Dec 2024, 17:45 pm IST | UPDATED: 25, Dec 2024, 17:45 pm IST

At least four people were killed and 21 others were injured after a bus traveling from Pithoragarh to Haldwani met with an accident near Bohra Kun in Bhimtal, Nainital, on Wednesday. Following the accident, rescue operations by police, locals, and NDRF-SDRF teams began. The injured were hospitalized in Haldwani.

Speaking on the bus accident, SP Nainital, Jagdish Chandra said, "A roadways bus was heading from Pithoragarh to Haldwani. The driver lost control of the bus and it fell into a deep gorge...The injured have been rescued with the help of locals. 21 people have been injured and 4 people have died.

The bus fell into a ditch about 100 meters deep in the Bhimtal area, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday, citing officials. As per the officials, the bus belongs to Roadways and was going to Haldwani with 20 to 25 people onboard.

After receiving information, a relief team SDRF reached the spot, and the rescue operation began. "Today, on 25 December 2024, information was received from the District Control Room, Nainital, that a roadways bus has crashed near Bhimtal, on which the rescue teams of SDRF have left for the spot from Post Nainital and Khairna," SSP Nainital Prahlad Meena said, as quoted by ANI.

Reacting to the accident, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the local administration has been directed to carry out immediate relief and rescue operations. "The news of the bus accident near Bhimtal is very sad. The local administration has been directed to carry out immediate relief and rescue operations. I pray to Baba Kedar for the safety of all the travellers," the CM said.

In another post on X, Dhami said, "The news of the death of 4 people in the unfortunate bus accident near Bhimtal is extremely heart-rending...The seriously injured people are being treated at Sushila Tiwari Government Hospital, Haldwani, and a team of doctors from AIIMS Rishikesh has also been sent to Haldwani. I pray to God for the speedy recovery of all the injured.