Thursday, June 19, 2014

15 injured as bus falls into gorge in Viratnagar | Business Standard News

15 injured as bus falls into gorge in Viratnagar | Business Standard News

At least fifteen passengers were injured today when a bus overturned and
plunged into a roadside gorge at Viratnagar here, police said.


The bus was on its way to Beawar from via
when the driver lost control over a turn and rammed the vehicle into a
tree, following which it fell into a 15 feet deep gorge, they said.


The injured were rushed to nearby hospitals in Shahpura and Viratnagar, police said.


Due to traffic jam at the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway, the buses were being diverted through


Shahpura-Alwar-Viratnagar, they said, adding that the driver did not recognise the road diversion which led to the accident.


The driver and the conductor of the vehicle fled the from spot, police said.

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