At least 25 people died after a bus carrying around 50 passengers of a marriage party fell into a 500-metre gorge in India’s northern Uttarakhand state, SIA refers to foreign media.
The accident took place on Tuesday around 7.30 pm in Pauri district when the bus was on its way to Bironkhal village from Laldhang, police said on Wednesday.
"According to the information received so far, 25 people have died in this accident. 20 people have been rescued and sent to the hospital, some of whom are seriously injured," the Uttarakhand police said in a tweet.
The bus reportedly skidded off the road and fell into the gorge near Simri bend.
Twenty people were injured in the accident as rescue operations were carried out throughout the night.
The state police chief tweeted visuals from the overnight operation, in which injured passengers can be seen taken to safety.
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