On Wednesday, at least three people were dead and several were injured when a Roadways bus plunged into a 100-meter-deep ditch in the Bhimtal area of Uttarakhand’s Nainital, officials said.
The bus, operated by Roadways, was traveling from Bhimtal to Haldwani with 20 to 25 passengers on board. On December 25, 2024, a roadways bus met with an accident near Bhimtal, as reported by the District Control Room in Nainital.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand | A team of SDRF team is carrying out a rescue operation at the Bhimtal bus accident site along with local police and the Fire Department pic.twitter.com/cqvFvFjzNy
— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2024
Following the alert, rescue teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were sent from their Nainital and Khairna posts to the accident site. “As soon as we received the information, the SDRF teams were sent to the location. The rescue operation is currently in progress to help those involved in the incident”, said SSP Nainital, Prahlad Meena.
On Bhimtal bus accident, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "The news of the bus accident near Bhimtal is very sad. The local administration has been directed to carry out immediate relief and rescue operations." pic.twitter.com/HPYeVjEN7S
— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2024
On the Bhimtal bus accident, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “The news of the bus accident near Bhimtal is unfortunate. The local administration has been directed to carry out immediate relief and rescue operations.”
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