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As many as 12 people including some school children died in the Kullu bus accident and several others were injured after a private bus rolled off a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Monday morning. As per a release by the HP-State Emergency Operation Centre, approximately 20 persons were on the bus.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced that Rs 5 lakh would be provided to the next of kin of the deceased whereas Rs. 15,000 would be provided as immediate relief to each injured person. He said that free treatment would also be provided to the injured persons, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) stated.
#WATCH 12 people died in a bus accident in Jangla area of Sainj valley on Neoli-Shansher road of Kullu district where a private bus rolled off a cliff at around 8 am this morning. Senior officials including CM reached spot. pic.twitter.com/GR31FcvzFR
— ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2022
As per the info so far, 3 people are probably injured. 12 people died. We reached here from Solang Valley as soon as we received the info. There is a possibility of CM’s arrival. There’ll be a final search to rescue any remaining victims, Shekhar Chauhan, NDRF told ANI
Condoling the deaths, he tweeted “I received news about the private bus accident in Sainj valley of Kullu. The entire administration is present at the spot and the injured are being taken to the hospital. I pray to God to give peace to the departed souls and strength to bereaved families.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the kin of the deceased in the Kullu school bus accident.
BJP president JP Nadda expressed his grief overt the accident in his tweet
हिमाचल के कुल्लू की सैंज घाटी में हुई बस दुर्घटना में कई लोगों के हताहत होने का अत्यंत हृदयविदारक समाचार प्राप्त हुआ।
ईश्वर मृतकों की आत्मा को अपने श्रीचरणों में स्थान दे।
मेरी गहन संवेदनाएँ पीड़ित परिजनों के साथ हैं। दुर्घटना में घायलों के जल्द स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूँ।
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) July 4, 2022
