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Dehradun, Jul 1 (PTI) A private bus fell into a deep throat in Uttarakhand 's Pauri district this morning killing at least 48 people and injuring 10 others, police said. 19659002] The "overloaded" bus was carrying 58 pbadengers, they said.
"The accident occurred near Gween village, close to Dhumakot, when the bus on way to Ramnagar fell into a 200 meter deep throat killing 45 persons on the spot and leaving 13 injured, "Jagat Pauri SP Ram Joshi told PTI on the phone.
The accident took place at around 8.30 AM, he said.
Three more succumbed to injuries at the PHC, Dhumakot, where the injured were rushed after rescue teams reached the spot, Joshi said.
Two critically injured were referred to Ramnagar while eight were under treatment at Dhumakot, the SP said.
Though the exact cause of the accident was not yet known, he said.
One of the possibilities is that the bus fell into the throat when the driver was trying to negotiate a big waterlogged pothole in the middle of the road
The plunge was so strong that the upper part of the bus separated the SP said.
All bodies were recovered and injured by the mangled remains of the 200-meter deep throat before crashing into a shallow stream, he said.
Rescue operations were carried out by the police and SDRF staff, he said.
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat visited the accident site and expressed grievance at the loss of lives.
He commanded a second charge in the accident of the second calamity of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the injured, the CMO said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also conveyed his condolences to the families of those killed in the accident
Earlier, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, President of the United States PTI ALM ADS
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