A bus accident in India ’s northern state of Uttarakhand claimed 36 lives after a passenger bus fell into a 150m-deep gorge. The accident occurred around 8.25am on Monday at Marchula, roughly 35km from destination, as the bus travelled from Pauri to Ramnagar.

A Garwal Motors bus plunged into a gorge near Kupi in Ramnagar, along the Pauri-Almora border in Uttarakhand, on Monday. Several deaths and injuries are feared. Search and rescue operations are currently underway.

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,

A packed beyond capacity bus carrying passengers returning to work after Diwali fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the over 60 people on board.

A privately operated bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the about 60 people on board and injuring 24. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami announced a compensation of R4 lakh for the next of those killed and a financial assistance of R1 lakh for the injured.

At least 28 passengers lost their lives, and many are feared trapped after a bus plunged into a gorge in Almora, Uttarakhand, on Monday.

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.

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

At least five people were killed after a bus carrying 50 passengers fell into a gorge in the Almora district of Uttarakhand on Monday. The number is expected to increase, officials said. Police from three districts and six teams of SDRF have left for the spot.