1 passenger killed, 3 others rescued as Badrinath-bound bus plunges into river

District information officer Rati Lal Shah cited preliminary information and said the Rudraprayag-Badrinath bus lost control and fell into the Alaknanda River below

Published on: Jun 26, 2025, 10:00:16 IST

By Neeraj Santoshi

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One passenger was killed and three others were rescued as a Badrinath-bound bus plunged into the Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag on Thursday morning.

Reports said the three passengers were thrown out of the bus before it plunged into the river. The rest of the passengers and the vehicle were swept away. It was not immediately clear how many passengers were on the bus.

District information officer Rati Lal Shah cited preliminary information and said the Rudraprayag-Badrinath bus lost control and fell into the river below. “Rescuers swiftly launched a relief and rescue operation, managing to rescue injured passengers and rush them to nearby hospitals”.

He said one body was recovered from the site. “Search and rescue efforts were going on to locate other missing people.” Officials said the State Disaster Response Force, police, and district administration were working under the supervision of senior officials.

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Neeraj Santoshi
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.Read More

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