Three killed after Himachal Roadways bus plunges into gorge in Dehradun

The bus, which was travelling from Nerwa in Himachal Pradesh to Paonta Sahib, met with the accident near Chakrata, triggering a rescue operation involving the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police and local residents.

Confirming the incident, SDRF media in-charge Vinit Devrani said that rescue teams were immediately mobilised on the directions of SDRF commandant Arpan Yaduvanshi. “Rescue teams from SDRF posts in Dakpathar, Chakrata, Mori and Tyuni were rushed to the spot, and a coordinated rescue operation was launched,” he said.

Three passengers,two women and one man ,died on the spot, while several others sustained serious injuries. “More than 12 injured passengers, six to seven of them critically injured, have been referred to the hospital in Vikas Nagar for advanced treatment,” Devrani added.