DEHRADUN/UTTARKASHI: In one of the most tragic accidents on the Char Dham yatra route, at least 25 people were killed and five injured when a bus carrying 28 pilgrims from Panna in Madhya Pradesh veered off the road and fell into a 150-metre deep gorge near Damta on Yamunotri national highway of Uttarkashi district on Sunday evening.
Police and local administration said there were 30 people onboard, including the vehicle's driver and helper. Till the time of filing of this report late on Sunday, 25 bodies had been brought out of the gorge while five injured were receiving treatment in a hospital in Damta.
