Dehradun: The horrific bus mishap in Uttarakhand's Almora on Monday which claimed at least 36 lives has highlighted the urgency to tackle with road accidents which have claimed around 20,000 lives in the state in the last 24 years including nearly 5500 deaths in the last five years alone as per official data.
Monday's accident took place when the bus carrying over 50 passengers went out of control near Kupi village in Almora's Marchula and fell into a deep gorge at around 8:30 am.
Recent major accidents: A similar incident was reported from Tehri Garhwal in the month of October, where an army truck overturned in Devprayag police station area. Earlier in the month of September, a high-speed Max vehicle also lost control and fell into a ditch in Tehri district. Three people died in this accident too.
In the month of October itself, a tempo traveler going from Delhi to Jageshwar in Almora district met with an accident, in which 17 people were injured. While in the same month, a car met with an accident in Chamoli district, in which the car driver died on the spot.
Reasons
The frequent road accidents in Uttarakhand area being attributed to multiple reasons ranging from bad roads to overloading and over-speeding. But the biggest reason is believed to be human error which includes over-speeding and drunk driving.
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