5 killed, 34 injured as bus falls into gorge in Maharashtra

The accident took place at Kondaibari ghat around 3.15 am when the private bus was going from Malkapur to Surat in Gujarat

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Updated At : 03:28 PM Oct 21, 2020 IST

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Mumbai, October 21

Five people were killed and 34 others injured when a speeding bus fell into a gorge in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district in the early hours of Wednesday, a police official said.

The accident took place at Kondaibari ghat around 3.15 am when the private bus was going from Malkapur to Surat in Gujarat, he said.

According to preliminary information, the bus driver lost control over the vehicle in the ghat section following which it fell into the 30-ft-deep gorge, he said.

On getting information, police and local rescue teams rushed to the spot.

“Five people were killed and 34 others received injuries,” the police official said.

The injured were rushed to a hospital in Visarwadi, he said. PTI

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