In a tragic road accident, three people died and three others were injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge at Tachhala on Gangotri highway in Tehri on Saturday. The incident occurred at around 1.45 pm. Around six passengers were reported to be sitting in the bus when the incident occurred. The bus starting from Rishikesh was going to Ranakot. It left Rishikesh about 11.45 am.
It is believed that the accident occurred after the bus driver lost the control while negotiating a sharp band at Beram Goan. The locals rushed to the spot and tried to retrieve the passengers from under the gorge.
A team of police personnel and firemen also rushed to the stop after being informed about the accident by the local residents. The bodies were retrieved while the three injured were rushed to a local hospital.
One of the deceased has been identified as Rakesh Prasad (45), resident of Kichli while two other deceased are yet to be identified.
The bodies have been sent for postmortem, police said. Two of the injured are Chatar Singh and Harshmani Bahuguna while the third one is unidentified. They were admitted at higher centres at Narendra Nagar and Tehri.