Twenty seven people were killed and 26 injured when an overcrowded Hanol-Vikasnagar bus fell into a deep ravine at Chilhal, in the remote Tuini area of Dehra Dun district, on Wednesday.
Shifting the injured for treatment to Chakrata and Dehra Dun took time as the road was very narrow and slippery after the rain, police said.
Expressing shock at the accident, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna announced an ex gratia relief of Rs. 1 lakh each to the next of kin of those killed and Rs. 50,000 to the seriously injured. Ordering a magisterial enquiry, Mr. Bahuguna asked the authorities to check overloading and rash driving on the hill roads. Governor Aziz Qureshi expressed grief at the loss of lives.
Keywords: Dehra Dun bus accident
must be a hilly road combined with rash driving that led to the accident. Some drivers revel
in scaring their passengers on rickety roads. Shame on having such roads in this age when
aviation and space exploration is being made safe.
Speed always creates danger. Please reduce the speed and need to put the Danger display boads at the accidents oftern occuring areas.
What is happening in Mother India! Every day a disaster/Tragedy is taking place.
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