Wreckage of a bus is seen after it fell into a gorge, in Dang district, Gujarat, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. At least five persons were killed and 17 others suffered grievous injuries in the accident, police said.
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Five persons were killed and 17 others suffered grievous injuries after a private bus carrying pilgrims fell into a deep gorge in Gujarat’s Dang district early Sunday (January 2, 2025) morning, police said.

The accident occurred at around 4.15 a.m. when the driver of the bus lost control over the wheels near the Saputara hill station, in-charge Superintendent of Police SG Patil said.

The bus, carrying 48 pilgrims, broke the crash barrier and fell at a depth of about 35 feet into the gorge, he said.

Five persons — two women and three men — died on the spot, the official said.

“Five pilgrims died and 17 others suffered serious injuries and have been rushed to a civil hospital at Ahwa. Some others have sustained minor injuries. The rescue operation is nearly over,” the official said.

The bus was carrying 48 pilgrims from Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra to Dwarka in Gujarat when the accident took place, he said. The pilgrims were from Guna, Shivpuri and Ashok Nagar districts of Madhya Pradesh, the official said.

Dang, Gujarat:

Five persons were killed and 17 others suffered grievous injuries after a private bus carrying pilgrims fell into a deep gorge in Gujarat’s Dang district early Sunday morning, police said.

The accident occurred at around 4.15 am when the driver of the bus lost control over the wheels near the Saputara hill station, in-charge Superintendent of Police SG Patil said.

The bus, carrying 48 pilgrims, broke the crash barrier and fell at a depth of about 35 feet into the gorge, he said.

Five persons — two women and three men — died on the spot, the official said.

“Five pilgrims died and 17 others suffered serious injuries and have been rushed to a civil hospital at Ahwa. Some others have sustained minor injuries. The rescue operation is nearly over,” the official said.

The bus was carrying 48 pilgrims from Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra to Dwarka in Gujarat when the accident took place, he said.

The pilgrims were from Guna, Shivpuri and Ashok Nagar districts of Madhya Pradesh, the official said.

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Dehradun:

Six passengers were killed and 27 others were injured when a bus fell into a ditch in the Kaladhungi area of Nainital district on Sunday. The bus was carrying tourists from Haryana’s Hisar district.

According to the information received from the Nainital District Control Room, the tourists were returning after visiting Nainital, when their bus fell into a 100-metre-deep gorge in the Nalni area of Kaladhungi.

Six tourists died and 27 others were injured in the accident that happened around 8 pm, according to the information.

There were 33 passengers on the bus at the time of the accident.

Police and State Disaster Response Force teams reached the spot and started rescue and relief operations.

Police said that the injured have been taken out of the ditch and taken to the hospital for treatment and the casualties are being identified.

The reasons for the accident are not known yet.

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