Several police personnel were injured when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident near Rathighat on the Haldwani-Bhowali-Almora Road early Sunday morning. Whereas those who received minor injuries were discharged after first aid at a nearby hospital, two with serious injuries were later shifted to the Government Shushila Tiwari Hospital, Haldwani, for further medical treatment. However, their condition is stable, said officials of the Nainital district police.
They have been identified as Vijay Pal and Amar Singh. There were a total 26 police personnel travelling by the police bus. The bus hit a roadside wall as its brakes failed, near Rathighat, on the Haldwani-Bhowali- Almora Road, around 7 on Sunday morning. The police personnel were on their way to Bhimtal to cover Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s visit on Sunday morning.