Archive · 28 Jun 2025
MP Couple Cremated After Fatal Uttarakhand Bus Accident
A couple from Madhya Pradesh, Vishal and Gauri Soni, who died in a bus accident in Uttarakhand, were recently cremated.
Their bus, carrying pilgrims from various states, plunged into the Alaknanda river near Rudraprayag on June 26.
The couple's children, including their son Parth, who survived, were present at the cremation.
The bus was carrying 20 people, and the body of a woman from Gujarat was later found downstream.
The local community showed respect by closing shops during the cremation.
A couple from Madhya Pradesh, Vishal Soni and Gauri, killed in a bus accident, were cremated near Rajgarh.
The couple was traveling on a 31-seater bus with other pilgrims when it fell into the Alaknanda river.
The accident occurred near Gholthir village in Rudraprayag on June 26.
The couple's three children, including son Parth, survived the accident and lit the funeral pyre.
The body of a Gujarat native was found approximately 40 km from the accident site.
- Who
- Vishal Soni and Gauri, their children, pilgrims, and local community members.
- What
- A couple killed in a bus accident was cremated.
- When
- June 26 (accident), cremation on Saturday.
- Where
- Near Rajgarh in Dhar district, MP, and Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand.
- Why
- The bus fell into the Alaknanda river due to unknown reasons.
- Victims
- Vishal Soni, Gauri Soni
- Location of Accident
- Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
- Location of Cremation
- Near Rajgarh, MP
- Cause
- Bus fell into river
- Survivors
- Two daughters, Parth Soni
- Recovered body location
- 40 km from crash site