2 Killed, 20 Injured As Bus Falls Into Gorge Close to Uttarakhand’s Bhimtal, Rescue Ops On | India Information
Bhimtal Bus Accident: At the least two folks have been killed and 20 others have been injured after a bus touring from Pithoragarh to Haldwani met with an accident close to Bohra Kun in Bhimtal, Nainital, on Wednesday, as reported by information company IANS. Following the accident, rescue operations by police, locals, and NDRF-SDRF groups started. The injured have been hospitalized in Haldwani.
Uttarakhand: A bus touring from Pithoragarh to Haldwani met with an accident close to Bohra Kun in Bhimtal, Nainital. Rescue operations by police, locals, and NDRF-SDRF groups are ongoing. Two fatalities reported; 20 injured have been hospitalized in Haldwani pic.twitter.com/DtCOCerSGn
— IANS (@ians_india) December 25, 2024
The bus fell right into a ditch about 100 meters deep within the Bhimtal space, information company ANI reported on Wednesday, citing officers. As per the officers, the bus belongs to Roadways and was going to Haldwani with 20 to 25 folks onboard.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand | A group of SDRF group is finishing up a rescue operation on the Bhimtal bus accident web site together with native police and the Hearth Division pic.twitter.com/cqvFvFjzNy
— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2024
After receiving info, a aid group SDRF reached the spot, and the rescue operation started. “At the moment, on 25 December 2024, info was obtained from the District Management Room, Nainital, {that a} roadways bus has crashed close to Bhimtal, on which the rescue groups of SDRF have left for the spot from Put up Nainital and Khairna,” SSP Nainital Prahlad Meena stated, as quoted by ANI.
Reacting to the accident, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami stated that the native administration has been directed to hold out instant aid and rescue operations. “The information of the bus accident close to Bhimtal may be very unhappy. The native administration has been directed to hold out instant aid and rescue operations. I pray to Baba Kedar for the protection of all of the travellers,” the CM stated.
भीमताल के निकट बस के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होने का समाचार अत्यंत दुःखद है। स्थानीय प्रशासन को त्वरित राहत एवं बचाव कार्य के लिए निर्देशित किया है।
बाबा केदार से सभी यात्रियों के सकुशल होने की कामना करता हूं।
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) December 25, 2024
