Rishikesh, August 28: At least two people died and 22 others were injured on Tuesday after a bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Tehri district. According to media reports, the driver lost control of the the bus while driving and the bus skidded off the road and fell into the gorge.

According to news agency PTI, the bus was on its way to Rishikesh from Tehri Garhwal's Pavki Devi village when the accident occurred, in charge at Muni Ki Reti Police Station Ram Kishore Saklani said.

The report said that two passengers died on the spot while the injured were rushed to a hospital in Rishikesh where the condition of five was stated to be serious, he said. See the pictures in the tweet below:

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed grief over the deaths and asked officials concerned to make all necessary arrangements for the treatment of the injured.

In an unfortunate road mishap that took place in Uttarakhand in July, 14 people had died and several were injured in the incident. In a tragic incident, 47 people had died after a bus fell down a gorge in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand on July 1. The incident took place at Nainidanda area.

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