Dehradun: A day after the tragic bus accident in Damta area of Uttarkashi district which claimed the lives of 25 pilgrims and a bus conductor, the mortal remains of the pilgrims were airlifted to Madhya Pradesh in an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Monday.
There were 30 people on board the bus, which was on its way to the Yamunotri shrine, when it fell into a 800-feet deep gorge. While 26 people died on the spot, four others, including three MP-based pilgrims and the bus driver, Hira Singh, who hails from Almora, sustained injuries. The injured are receiving treatment at a private hospital in Dehradun.
