Accident In Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Bus Accident: At Least 20 Killed As Bus Falls In Gorge In Uttarakhand's Almora District

At least seven people were killed and many injured on Monday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district, a senior official said.

Three people died and 10 others were injured after a car carrying a marriage party fell into a deep gorge in Pauri district, officials said on Saturday.

The driver of the Naini Jan Shatabdi Express averted a possible accident when he slammed the emergency brakes on finding an iron pole across the tracks in near Uttarakhand's Rudrapur, officials said on Thursday, alleging that it could be sabotage.

The private helicopter, which made an emergency landing due to some technical faults in May, crashed near the Mandakini River in Lincholi.

At least three people, including two tourists from Maharashtra, were killed in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath in a landslide triggered by rains today, officials said.

A speeding bus ran over six women in Uttarakhand this evening. One of the women died on the spot. The bus seemed out of control as it hit the women in footage recorded by a nearby CCTV camera.

A woman and her two minor nieces died after being run over by a speeding car allegedly driven by Jakhnidhar's assistant block development officer in Tehri's Bourari area, police said on Tuesday.

A day after 15 tourists died in a road accident in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, officials said there is a need for greater focus on the "hill endorsement" in drivers' licences accompanied by a physical test.

At least 12 people were killed after a tempo traveller carrying as many as 23 people fell in a gorge in Uttarakhand on Saturday.

Three women were killed and 14 others were injured when a passenger bus they were traveling in, met with an accident near Ganganani in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi after losing control, police said on Wednesday.

At least 11 people died and 10 were injured after a truck turned turtle on top of a bus carrying devotees to Uttarakhand on Saturday late at night, said police.

Four people, including two forest officials, died and one person went missing on Monday when their vehicle crashed into a tree near the Chilla canal in Rishikesh, police said.

For a 25-year-old Manjeet Chauhan stuck in Silkyara tunnel survival hinged on a picture of his parents and words of a lost brother, whom he took as a role model after his death in an accident last year.

The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.

Uttarakhand Bus Accident: At Least 20 Killed As Bus Falls In Gorge In Uttarakhand's Almora District

At least seven people were killed and many injured on Monday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district, a senior official said.

Three people died and 10 others were injured after a car carrying a marriage party fell into a deep gorge in Pauri district, officials said on Saturday.

The driver of the Naini Jan Shatabdi Express averted a possible accident when he slammed the emergency brakes on finding an iron pole across the tracks in near Uttarakhand's Rudrapur, officials said on Thursday, alleging that it could be sabotage.

The private helicopter, which made an emergency landing due to some technical faults in May, crashed near the Mandakini River in Lincholi.

At least three people, including two tourists from Maharashtra, were killed in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath in a landslide triggered by rains today, officials said.

A speeding bus ran over six women in Uttarakhand this evening. One of the women died on the spot. The bus seemed out of control as it hit the women in footage recorded by a nearby CCTV camera.

A woman and her two minor nieces died after being run over by a speeding car allegedly driven by Jakhnidhar's assistant block development officer in Tehri's Bourari area, police said on Tuesday.

A day after 15 tourists died in a road accident in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, officials said there is a need for greater focus on the "hill endorsement" in drivers' licences accompanied by a physical test.

At least 12 people were killed after a tempo traveller carrying as many as 23 people fell in a gorge in Uttarakhand on Saturday.

Three women were killed and 14 others were injured when a passenger bus they were traveling in, met with an accident near Ganganani in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi after losing control, police said on Wednesday.

At least 11 people died and 10 were injured after a truck turned turtle on top of a bus carrying devotees to Uttarakhand on Saturday late at night, said police.

Four people, including two forest officials, died and one person went missing on Monday when their vehicle crashed into a tree near the Chilla canal in Rishikesh, police said.

For a 25-year-old Manjeet Chauhan stuck in Silkyara tunnel survival hinged on a picture of his parents and words of a lost brother, whom he took as a role model after his death in an accident last year.

The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.