Mussoorie: Two people were killed and 17 others injured on Wednesday after a bus travelling from Ghansali to Rishikesh overturned near Nagni village, around 15 km from Chamba in Uttarakhand, police said.
Locals joined rescue operations alongside teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), district police, and the fire brigade. (Representative photo)
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According to the police, the bus, which was carrying 23 passengers, skidded off the road and overturned.
Locals joined rescue operations alongside teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), district police, and the fire brigade.
A police officer aware of the development said that 17 passengers sustained severe injuries and were referred to higher medical centres for specialised treatment, while the remaining were taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Khadi, Tehri district.
“Preliminary investigations suggest the bus lost balance on a sharp curve, though a detailed probe is under way,” the officer said.
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Additional district magistrate A.K. Singh, who visited the CHC to review treatment arrangements, said medical teams had been instructed to ensure proper care.
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Additional district magistrate A.K. Singh, who visited the CHC to review treatment arrangements, said medical teams had been instructed to ensure proper care.
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“The administration has assured the families of the deceased of all possible assistance,” Singh said.
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.
