26 killed as bus carrying pilgrims falls into gorge in Uttarakhand
The passengers were from Panna district of Madhya Pradesh and they were headed to the Yamunotri temple.
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The passengers were from Panna district of Madhya Pradesh and they were headed to the Yamunotri temple.
Read Latest Agency News Quickly Here | Besides the driver and the helper, there were 28 passengers on board. Four injured people are under treatment while the death toll has risen to 26 with the recovery of one more body late in the night, Uttarkashi District Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh to the kin of those killed in the bus accident and Rs 50,000 to the injured persons
The bus was among the 30 pilgrim buses coming from Madhya Pradesh's Panna district and the accident occurred on Sunday at 7 PM.
Twenty-five pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh died and three were critically injured on Sunday evening when the bus in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge en route to the Yamunotri temple in Uttarkashi district, according to the Hindu. The accident