5 Killed, 17 Injured After Bus Falls Into Gorge In Uttarakhand's Pauri6Photo© hindustantimes.com

5 Killed, 17 Injured After Bus Falls Into Gorge In Uttarakhand's Pauri

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The accident took place at around 4pm when the bus was on its way from Pauri to Srinagar. It had left the Pauri bus stand at around 3pm and fell into the gorge near Kothar band.

Pauri Garhwal senior superintendent of police (SSP) Lokeshwar Singh said that of the 18 injured, five have been rushed to Srinagar and 13 others have been sent to Pauri district hospital.

Singh said the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.

Meanwhile, district magistrate Ashish Chauhan has directed the officials of the transport department to investigate the causes of the accident.