The GMOU-owned bus was going from Kinath of Pauri Garhwal to Ramnagar in Nainital when it fell into a gorge near Marchula's Sarad Bend,

Twenty-seven people were injured, four of them critically, when the 43-seater bus, operated by the private Garhwal Motor Owners Union, was on its way from Pauri in Garhwal region to Ramnagar in Kumaon about 250 km away.

A major road accident occurred on Monday in Almora, Uttarakhand, where a passenger bus fell into a gorge near Marchula. It is reported that there were a total of 45 people on board the bus, with the disaster management department confirming the deaths of 20 individuals,

Almora: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday expressed deep concern over the tragic bus accident in Almora that claimed at least 23 lives, assuring full assistance to

The bus was carrying over 40 people, and so far 15 bodies have been recovered, said Vineet Pal, a state government official.

The local administration and SDRF teams at the accident site are working rapidly to evacuate the injured and take them to the nearest health centre for treatment. Instructions have also been given to airlift seriously injured passengers if required,

The casualties may go up as there were around 40 passengers in the bus when it fell into a 200-metre deep gorge, Pandey said.

In a tragic incident, at least 15 people were killed on Monday and several others injured after a Garhwal Motors Users' bus fell into a gorge near Kupi in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar on the Pauri-Almora Border.

A Garwal Motors Users' bus on Monday fell into a gorge near Uttarakhand's Kupi in Ramnagar at the Pauri-Almora border.

At least seven people were killed and many injured on Monday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district, a senior official said