Dehradun: At least 45 people were killed after a bus fell into a 60-metre gorge in Uttarakhand on Sunday, police said.

According to the police, the accident took place at about 9 am, near the Queens Bridge on the Pipli-Bhaun road when the driver lost control of the 28-seater bus which was headed to Ramnagar from Bhaun.

Eight injured people were rushed to nearby medical facilities out of which four were in "very critical" condition.

Inspector General of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Sanjay Gunjial has informed that a chopper has been rushed to airlift the remaining injured people.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 45 people who were killed after a bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district. "Extremely saddened by the bus accident in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. My deepest condolences to the bereaved families," the Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet. "I pray the injured recover at the earliest. Rescue operations are underway and authorities are providing all possible assistance at the accident site."</s>ARUSHA, Tanzania, July 1 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 people were killed and 45 injured in a road accident in south-western Tanzania's region of Mbeya on Sunday, police said.

Mussa Taibu, Mbeya Regional Police Commander, confirmed the accident, saying it happened at Mbalizi Hill on the outskirts of Mbeya city in the afternoon and involved three commuter buses and a truck.

Taibu said that the accident occurred when a truck carrying a container rammed into a commuter mini-bus and killed 20 people on the spot.

After hitting the first mini-bus, the truck got out of the way and hit other two mini-buses before plunging into a river, said Taibu.

The truck was heading to the Tanzania-Zambia border town of Tunduma from the south-western city of Mbeya, according to the police.

He said the injured people have been sent to Mbalizi District Designated Hospital and Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital.

The accident came only three days after another road accident, in which five people died and three injured, happened in Mtwara Region in Tanzania.

Reports have it that reckless driving and poor road infrastructures as among the major factors fueling road accidents in Tanzania.</s>According to the information given by the police, minimum of 20 people lost their lives while 45 others got injured in a road accident in south-western Tanzania’s region of Mbeya on Sunday.

Mussa Taibu, Mbeya Regional Police Commander, confirmed the accident, saying it happened at Mbalizi Hill on the outskirts of Mbeya city in the afternoon and involved three commuter buses and a truck, Xinhua reported.

Taibu said that the accident occurred when a truck carrying a container rammed into a commuter mini-bus and killed 20 people on the spot. After hitting the first mini-bus, the truck got out of the way and hit other two mini-buses before plunging into a river, said Taibu.

The truck was heading to the Tanzania-Zambia border town of Tunduma from the south-western city of Mbeya, according to the police. He said the injured people have been sent to Mbalizi District Designated Hospital and Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital.

The accident came only three days after another road accident, in which five people died and three injured, happened in Mtwara Region in Tanzania.</s>COLUMBIA - A two car accident on Rock Quarry Road Tuesday afternoon closed the road for about an hour.

The cars crashed near Riback Road. MoDot said the accident occurred around 3:30 p.m.

One driver said he was rear-ended by another car, but was feeling fine.

A Tiger Towing truck pulled the car to the side of Riback Road.

A black Ford Focus attached to a tow truck is pulled to the side of Riback Road in Columbia, Missouri on Tuesday Oct. 28, 2014. The driver of the Ford said he was rear ended in an accident on Rock Quarry Road.





A Tiger Towing truck drives away with a black Ford Focus after an accident on Rock Quarry Road in Columbia, Missouri on Tuesday Oct. 28, 2014. Rock Quarry Road was temporarily closed to traffic due to the accident.





A two-vehicle accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Rock Quarry Road near Riback Road in Columbia, Missouri on Tuesday Oct. 28, 2014. Rock Quarry Road was open to traffic around 4:30 p.m.</s>Dehradun, July 1 (IANS) At least 45 people were killed after a bus fell into a 60-metre gorge in Uttarakhand on Sunday, police said.

According to the police, the accident took place at about 9 a.m., near the Queens Bridge on the Pipli-Bhaun road when the driver lost control of the 28-seater bus which was headed to Ramnagar from Bhaun

Eight injured people were rushed to nearby medical facilities out of which four were in “very critical” condition.

Inspector General of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Sanjay Gunjial has informed that a chopper has been rushed to airlift the remaining injured people.</s>ATLANTA - The Atlanta Police Department has released timing for the 2018 AJC Peachtree Road Race street closures, some of which begin two days before the race starts.

You can get more information about the Peachtree Road Race here.
• 10th Street from Charles Allen to Monroe Drive will be closed from July 2 at 9:30 a.m. to July 4 at 5 p.m., but will reopen on July 2 from 3 to 7 p.m.
• 10th Street from Myrtle to Charles Allen will be closed July 4 from 2:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Monroe Drive from Kanuga to Virginia will be closed July 4 from 5:30 a.m. to noon
• 8th Street from Monroe to Peachtree Street will be closed July 4 from 7:15 a.m. to noon
• Peachtree Place from Peachtree Street to West Peachtree will be closed July 4 from 8 a.m. to noon

Peachtree Road will close at midnight between Lenox Road and Around Lenox Parkway. All other road closures around the start, listed below, will occur at 4:30 a.m. for vehicular traffic and 6 a.m. for foot traffic.
• Around Lenox Road from Peachtree Road to Lenox Road
• Lenox Road from Peachtree Road to Ferncliff Road
• Buckhead Loop from Peachtree Road to GA 400
• Wieuca Road from Old Ivy Road to Roxboro Road
• Roxboro Road from Kingsboro Road to Peachtree Dunwoody Road
• Pritchard Way from Roxboro Road to Oak Valley Road

APD will close the entire course at 4:30 a.m. for vehicular traffic and 6 a.m. for foot traffic. Only official vehicle traffic will be permitted along the course after 4:30 a.m.

Police and volunteers will work with pedestrians to cross the course until 6 a.m.</s>Several people were injured in a road accident at Nyakeiyo in South Mugirango, Kisii County.

The injured have been rushed to different hospitals including Tabaka Mission Hospital, Nduru and the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH).

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KTRH Chief Executive Officer Dr Enock Ondari says seven people have been admitted in the facility with head and spinal injuries.

County Police Coordinator Mohammed Abdi says the vehicle lost control and rolled several times.

"The driver has disappeared but we will arrest and be able to determine whether the vehicle was roadworthy."

Abdi has warned drivers against the blatant violation of traffic laws.

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The accident involved a Canter (lorry) that was ferrying mourners to a nearby mortuary for a funeral procession.

It is suspected that the vehicles was carrying more than 40 people at the time of the accident.

Ambulances from Kisii County are currently ferrying survivors to KTRH.

ALSO READ: Two die, scores injured in dawn accident</s>1:00pm–#Fairfield CT– There is a rollover accident on Oldfield Road near Alden Street (not far from the senior center). No injuries reported.
A road accident in Tanzania leaves 20 dead and 45 others injured.