Rudraprayag bus accident: Search and rescue operations proceed as 9 individuals stay lacking

The bus, which had 20 individuals onboard, swerved off the freeway within the Rudraprayag district and plunged into the Alakananda river on Thursday morning, officers stated. While three individuals died within the accident, officers added that those that stay lacking are additionally almost definitely lifeless.

A video shared by the Rudraprayag police on social media platfrom X confirmed a group of safety personnel navigating their approach by way of the Alakananda river on water rafts.

Teams from the police, hearth division, State Disaster Response Force and locals had reached the positioning after the incident to help with the search and rescue operations.

“Three individuals have been confirmed lifeless, together with Vishal Soni (42) from Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh, Dreamy (17) from Surat in Gujarat, Gauri Soni (41) from Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh,” Rudraprayag superintendent of police, Akshay Prahlad Konde, stated.

Meanwhile, eight individuals sustained accidents within the accident, with SDRF media in-charge Vineet Devrani saying that they had been thrown off the bus earlier than it submerged within the water. Devrani stated that the injured had been introduced up the street and rushed to the district hospital.

Later, 4 of them who had been in a important situation had been referred to AIIMS Rishikesh, Rudraprayag chief medical officer Dr Ram Prakash stated.

Driver claims dashing truck from reverse facet brought about accident

The driver of the bus, Sumit Kumar (23), stated {that a} “dashing truck” was approaching the bus from the opposite facet. He claimed that the truck had hit the bus on the driving force’s facet, which led to him dropping management and the bus falling into the river.

However, the Rudraprayag SP highlighted negligence on the a part of the driving force after preliminary investigations, including that there may have been a mechanical fault within the automobile as effectively.

Konde stated {that a} first data report had been filed beneath ections 125 (endangering life or private security of others), 106 (inflicting loss of life by negligence), and 281 (driving a automobile negligently on a public street) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.