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Seven killed as buses collide in Garhwal

Seven passengers, four of them women, have been killed and 44 injured as two buses collided on the Tehri-Uttarkashi road in the Garhwal Himalayas.

Three people died on the spot after one bus was thrown into a 20-metre-deep gorge as a result of yesterday's collision. The ill-fated vehicle, going from Hardwar to Yamunotri, was 10 km from Tehri when it collided, at about 1215 hrs, with a bus which was approaching Tehri from Uttarkashi.

Four passengers died at a Tehri hospital. The condition of ten of the injured is stated to be life-threatening. They have been brought to the Doon Valley for treatment.

Six of the deceased were pilgrims from Bombay. Their names are Ajay Shah (43), S P Bijlawan (the owner of the bus), Damyanti, Neeruben, Anita Rawal and Ansa Sampar. The seventh corpse is yet to be identified.

The accident took place near Sirai village. Police officials and villagers rushed to the spot.

UNI

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