Road mishap in Raigad, 33 university students killed
Raigad : In an unfortunate accident, a bus carrying university students and teaching staff slipped off from the road and fell into a deep gorge in Maharashtra's Raigad near Mahabaleshwar on Saturday, killing most of the passengers
Latest information claims that at least 33 people have been killed in the tragic mishap.
The bus slipped off the road at it was passing through the mountainous region in Ambenali Ghat near Mahabaleshwar in the Raigad district and fell into a 250-300 feet deep gorge.
The bus was carrying at least 34 people from the Dapoli Agriculture University who were on their way to picnic when the mishap took place.
Rescue operation by NDRF teams is currently on progress at the accident site. The rescuers are currently trying to pull out survivors from the bus which rolled down near the ghat in Poladpur near Mahabaleshwar.
Earlier this month, a total of 48 people were killed and 12 injured in a bus accident in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district.
Forty-four people died on the spot while four survived to injuries after being taken to a hospital in Dhumakot. The injured were rushed to a local hospital from where they were flown to Rishikesh.
