Thick fog hid bend in the road, bus plunges into gorge

January 11, 2012 11:27

Details of that tragic bus accident in Uttarkhand.

Thirteen passengers were killed and 10 others injured when a bus fell into a gorge in Nainbagh in the district amid dense fog this morning. The accident took place when the driver of the state roadways bus failed to see a curve due to the fog and the bus plunged into a 150-feet deep gorge, police sources said.
The bus carrying 23 passengers was going to Bad Kot from Dehradun when the mishap took place. The injured have been admitted to a hospital in Tehri.

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