A bus accident in Almora, Uttarakhand, has claimed at least 36 lives and left several passengers critically injured. The accident involved a packed bus falling into a gorge. Survivors include a three-year-old girl whose parents were killed.

The bus was carrying over 40 people, and so far 15 bodies have been recovered, said Vineet Pal, a state government official.

A privately operated bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the about 60 people on board and injuring 24.

The GMOU-owned bus was going from Kinath of Pauri Garhwal to Ramnagar in Nainital when it fell into a gorge near Marchula's Sarad Bend,

A privately operated bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the about 60 people on board and injuring 24. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami announced a compensation of R4 lakh for the next of those killed and a financial assistance of R1 lakh for the injured.

Twenty-three people died after a bus fell into a gorge near Marchula in Uttarakhand’s Almora district on Monday morning, said the police. The Police headquarters spokesperson IG Nilesh Anand Bharne told ANI that more than 45 people were travelling in the bus at the time of the accident.

A tragic bus accident in Uttarakhand's Almora district resulted in the deaths of 36 people and injuries to 24 others. Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed his condolences to the victims' families and acknowledged the local administration's efforts in providing treatment to the injured.

The local administration and SDRF teams at the accident site are working rapidly to evacuate the injured and take them to the nearest health centre for treatment. Instructions have also been given to airlift seriously injured passengers if required,

India, Uttarakhand state official says. 15 dead after passenger bus skids into gorge in northern India, Uttarakhand state