Many dead after pilgrim bus plunges into gorge in northern India
June 6, 2022
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India: According to police and media reports, a bus in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand plummeted into a canyon, killing at least 26 people and injuring four more.
When the bus ran off the road on Sunday evening, it was carrying 30 people, including the driver, to Yamunotri, a remote Hindu pilgrimage site in the Himalayan state.
The tragedy occurred near Damta, Uttarkashi district, around 160 kilometers (100 miles) from Dehradun, the state capital.
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