Uttarakhand: 53 Passengers Rescued From Bus Stuck In Fast-Flowing River In Haridwar. WATCH

Police said that 53 passengers travelling in a bus were rescued after their bus got stuck in a swollen river in Uttarakhand's Haridwar.

Visuals of bus stuck in swollen river in Haridwar.

Source : X (@ANI)

Around 53 people have been rescued after a bus they were traveling in got stuck in a river swollen due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand's Haridwar. A video shared by the news agency ANI showed the bus stuck in the waters amid a heavy flow. Passengers could be seen walking together to reach the land side from where they climbed a rope hung for them to reach the bridge. Police confirmed that all the passengers were rescued from the bus.

#WATCH | Haridwar: A bus got stuck in the river swollen due to rain. We have rescued the bus and saved the lives of all 53 passengers: Police pic.twitter.com/wL1GL0djAh

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 15, 2023

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