Uttarakhand Horror: Tempo Plunges into Gorge, 8 Dead on Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway

Accident on Rishikesh-Badrinath highway in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag: An SDRF officer said the death toll is likely to go up.

Uttarakhand accident news: Around eight people were killed and 15 others injured after a tempo traveller, with more than 23 people onboard, fell into a deep gorge on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag on Saturday, said State Disaster Response Force commandant Manikant Mishra. The SDRF officer added that the death toll is likely to go up as some of those injured are in serious condition.

Manikant Mishra said it was immediately not clear how many people were travelling in the tempo traveller. News agency ANI reported that the SDRF and police teams were carrying out rescue work. So far, two injured people have been sent to a hospital by the teams in an ambulance.

Reacting to the incident, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “Very sad news was received about a tempo traveller accident in Rudraprayag district. The local administration and SDRF teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations. The injured have been sent to the nearest medical centre for treatment. The district magistrate has been ordered to investigate the incident.”

“I pray to God to grant the souls of the departed a place in his feet and provide strength to the bereaved family to bear this immense pain. I pray to Baba Kedar for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Pushkar Singh Dhami said in Hindi on X (formally Twitter).

2 killed, 6 injured in bus-truck collision in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur
In an unrelated incident, two people died, and six others were injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Sewar police station area of Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district on Saturday morning.

The injured have been admitted to RBM Hospital in Bharatpur for treatment. The deceased have been identified as Pratap Singh (57) and Harbhan (35), police said.

The bus was going from Bayana to Bharatpur while the truck was coming from Mathura. The truck hit the bus head-on near the Mustard Research Center. After this, the truck rammed into a house, they said. The bus and the truck have been seized, police said.