Dehradun: Six school teachers die as SUV falls into gorge
The Vehicle, A Bolero, Met With The Accident Near Chitai Temple About 10 Km From Almora, Superintendent Of Police P Renuka Devi Told PTI On Phone.
Six teachers of a rural school were killed and five others injured on Thursday when their vehicle plunged into a gorge in the Almora district.
The vehicle, a Bolero, met with the accident near Chitai temple about 10 km from Almora, Superintendent of Police P Renuka Devi told PTI on phone.
The incident occurred at around 9 am and the vehicle was ferrying eleven persons, mostly teachers, to a rural school.
Three teachers died on the spot while three others succumbed to injuries at a hospital, Devi said. Five injured were rushed to the Almora base hospital from where some were referred to a higher centre in Haldwani, she said.
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The teachers had apparently hired the vehicle to drop them at their school, the SP said.
It is not yet certain what led to the accident, she added.
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