22 killed after bus carrying pilgrims falls in Uttarakhand

CHENNAI: A bus carrying 28 pilgrims from Panna district in Madhya Pradesh fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand on Sunday. Bodies of 6 people were recovered while 6 injured have been sent to the hospital, said DGP Ashok Kumar.

#WATCH | Uttarakhand: Visuals from the gorge in Uttarkashi district where a bus carrying 28 pilgrims fell down. 22 pilgrims have died & 6 people have been injured. Local administration & SDRF teams engaged in rescue work; NDRF team rushing to spot. pic.twitter.com/g0KDBRdDMe

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) June 5, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed condolences to the family of those who died in the accident. Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs each for the families of the deceased & Rs 50,000 each for the injured in a bus accident in Uttarakhand.

"Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is engaged in all possible assistance on the spot," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached Disaster Control Room in Dehradun pertaining to a bus accident in Uttarkashi district. He directed the district administration to carry out relief & rescue work expeditiously along with proper treatment of the injured.

As per Uttarakhand local administration, 22 pilgrims have died & 6 people have been injured, MoS Home Nityanand Rai to ANI.

उत्तराखंड में हुआ बस हादसा अत्यंत पीड़ादायक है। इसमें जिन लोगों ने अपने प्रियजनों को खो दिया है, उनके प्रति मैं अपनी शोक-संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूं। राज्य सरकार की देखरेख में स्थानीय प्रशासन मौके पर हरसंभव सहायता में जुटा है: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 5, 2022

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