14 wedding guests killed as bus falls into gorge in U’khand

Champawat: At least 14 wedding guests were killed when a bus fell into a gorge in the Danda area of Uttarakhand’s Champawat district Tuesday.

After getting the information of the accident that occurred at around 3.20 a.m., police and rescue team rushed to the spot and pulled out 14 bodies from the gorge.

Also Read

AAIB probe report puts focus on fuel switches, pilots action in Air India crash

3 hours ago

Airline Pilots’ Association of India seeks fair, fact-based probe into Air India plane crash

6 hours ago

Two seriously injured persons, including the bus driver, were rushed to a district hospital.

The guests were returning after attending the marriage of Kankai resident Laxman Singh’s son Manoj Singh in Panchmukhi dharamshala in Tanakpur.

Most of the deceased hail from Danda and Katauthi village of Kankai and are relatives of Laxman Singh.

The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.