Mamata condoles deaths in Uttarakhand accident 

By PTI

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday condoled the demise of 25 vacationers from Madhya Pradesh in a street accident in Uttarakhand.

A bus carrying 28 pilgrims from Panna in Madhya Pradesh fell right into a gorge close to Damta in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

Twenty-five passengers have been killed and three are in crucial situation.

“Extremely distressed to know that several pilgrims on chardham yatra have died in a traumatic road accident in Uttarkashi on Yamunotri highway. My condolences to the relatives of the deceased, solidarity to the survivors,” she tweeted.