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Nainital, 05 November (HS). The bus accident in Almora district of Uttarakhand refreshed the memories of the major bus accident that took place in Dhumkot, Pauri in 2018, in which 48 people died. A total of 36 people have died in the Almora bus accident. While 27 people are injured and are undergoing treatment. Two of the injured are still in ICU. In such a situation, there is a possibility of the death toll increasing further.
Since Uttarakhand became a disaster affected state, shocking figures have come to light. According to the information sought under the Right to Information by Haldwani's RTI activist Hemant Gaunia, since the formation of Uttarakhand state, about 20 thousand people have lost their lives in the state in the last 24 years. Whereas in the last six years, 5504 people have died in road accidents. Of these, 4670 are men and 834 are women. According to another report, in the year 2024, 59 people have died and 226 people have been injured in road accidents in Uttarakhand from June to September 17.
In the hilly state of Uttarakhand, most road accidents have occurred between 6 pm and 9 pm in the last few years.
According to the report released by the Transport Ministry, most road accidents in the hilly state of Uttarakhand occur between 6 pm and 9 pm. According to statistics, 1468 road accidents occurred in Uttarakhand in the year 2018. Of these, 1,047 people lost their lives. Whereas in 2019, 868 people died in more than 1300 accidents. Whereas in the year 2020, 674 people lost their lives in 1041 road accidents. In the year 2021, there were 820 deaths in about 1400 road accidents in the state. Whereas in 2022, there were about 1500 road accidents and 1022 people died.
Uttarakhand's biggest road accident in 2018
The bus accident that took place in Dhumakot in Pauri district is the biggest accident in Uttarakhand in terms of death of passengers in road accidents. The death of 48 people from the same village in this accident shocked everyone. Six years later, the bus accident in Marchula located in Kupi of Almora district has given another wound.
Major road accident figures for the year 2024:
08 April 2024: Eight people, including seven Nepalese, died after a Max vehicle slipped and fell backwards in Betalghat of Nainital district.
20 August 2024: Eight people died, 27 injured when the bus fell into a ditch near Gangnani on Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district.
June 15, 2024: 16 people died when tempo traveler fell into the river in Rudraprayag district.
05 June 2024: Six including husband, wife and daughter died, five injured when Max vehicle fell into a ditch in Patlot of Okhalkanda block of Nainital district.
June 12, 2024: Three women died, 26 injured when their bus fell into a ditch on Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi.
04 November 2024: 36 people died, 27 injured when GMOU bus fell into a ditch in Almora district.