2 weeks ago
22 Injured After Bus Falls Into Gorge in Uttarakhand
A bus was driving through the mountains in a place called Uttarakhand, in India.
The people on the bus were tourists from a city called Faridabad who had gone to visit a pretty hill town called Mukteshwar.
On their way back to Bhawali, the bus lost control and tumbled into a deep valley, called a gorge.
Everyone on the bus got hurt - 21 tourists and the driver.
But help arrived quickly.
Special rescue teams, police, medical officers, and local people all rushed to the scene.
They lined up and joined hands to form a human chain, carefully passing each injured person up to safety.
The hurt people were then driven to the hospital in ambulances.
The wonderful news is that every single person on the bus was rescued.
A bus carrying 21 tourists from Faridabad and its driver lost control and fell into a gorge near Mukteshwar in Uttarakhand's Nainital district.
All 22 passengers on board were rescued and are injured.
The accident occurred near Satbunga, close to Mukteshwar, while the bus was returning to Bhawali after visiting the tourist destination.
Rescue teams from the NDRF, SDRF, police, district administration, and local residents formed a human chain to carry the injured to safety.
The injured were taken to hospital by ambulance, with Bhawali's Chief Medical Officer Ravikant Semwal remaining at the scene.
- Who
- 21 tourists from Faridabad and the bus driver, making 22 people on board
- What
- The tourist bus lost control and fell into a gorge; all 22 occupants were rescued with injuries
- Where
- Near Satbunga, close to Mukteshwar in Uttarakhand's Nainital district, India
- When
- Exact date and time are not stated in the article
- Why
- The bus lost control while returning to Bhawali after visiting Mukteshwar
Key facts
- Total injured
- 22 (21 tourists and the driver)
- Passengers' origin
- Faridabad
- Accident location
- Near Satbunga, near Mukteshwar, Nainital district, Uttarakhand
- Route
- Returning to Bhawali after visiting Mukteshwar
- Rescue agencies
- NDRF, SDRF, police, district administration, and local residents
- Medical response
- Injured transported to hospital by ambulance; CMO Ravikant Semwal remained at the scene







