Dehradun, Nov. 24 -- Five people died and seven others were injured when a bus carrying 29 tourists from Gujarat plunged into a gorge in Tehri district on Monday afternoon, police and Uttarakhand disaster response sources said.
Rescuers backed by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and police saved 17 tourists while the injured were admitted to two hospitals.
The accident occurred near Kunjapuri temple in the Narendranagar hills of Tehri district. According to information shared by the District Disaster Management Department, all 29 passengers aboard the bus were tourists from Gujarat. They were on their way to visit the Kunjapuri temple when the driver reportedly lost control, causing the vehicle to skid into a gorge.
SDRF officials sa...