On Sunday Evening, at least 26 people lost their life and 4 were seriously injured in a fatal road mishap after a bus coming from MP’s panna district fell into a deep gulf in Uttarkashi. The passengers were mostly pilgrims who were going to Char Dham Yatra.
Uttarkashi Bus Accident – How did the incident happen?
According to media coverage, the accident occurred near Rikhavu khadd on the way to the Himalayan shrine around two kilometres from the Damta area on NH-94. The mishap happened at around 7.15 p.m. after the driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel.
PM Announced ex-gratia –
The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the accident in Uttarakhand. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000 each.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 5, 2022
PMO announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 Lakh each from PMNRF for the next to kin who lost their lives in the accident in Uttarakhand. The injured would also be given Rs 50000 each.
The dead include: –
Anil Kunwar
Maneka Kateha
Ram Kunwar
Uma Devi
Awadhesh Pandey
Rajkumar
Roop Narayan
Geeta Bai
Rajkumar’s son Mastram
Sheelabai
Janak Kunwar
Jageshwar
Banke Bihari
Ramsakhi
Somat Rani
Saran Singh
Badri Sharma
Chandrakali
Saroji Bai
Karan Singh
Harinarayan Dubey
Shakuntala
Rambharose
Dinesh Kumar
Raja Ram’s son Budhi Singh
Vikram Bora
The injured include
Uday Singh (63)
Hakiraja (60)
Prince (58)