Tourist Bus falls into a gorge in Maharashtra's Raigad. Updates here

Update at 5:51 pm: 33 people have died in the accident, as per news agency PTI. 

The Maharashtra government has announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the deceased

Update at 3:28 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi issues tweet:

Update at 3:05 pm: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis tweets:

Update at 2:49 pm:

Update at 2:39 pm: 19 fatalities confirmed by Raigad police. One person rescued alive. NDRF team on the spot from Pune.

Update at 1:51 pm:

Rescue team is facing trouble due to heavy rains in the area and the depth of the gorge.

Update at 1:49 pm:

Accident spot is 15km away from Poladpur.

Poladpur police, a medical team from Mahabaleshwar and a local rescue team are also at the spot.

Update at 1:41 pm:

The bus was carrying employees of the Konkan Krishi Vidyapith who were going for a picnic to Mahabaleshwar.

The driver reportedly lost control near Poladpur. Approximately 35 people were in the bus.

Local residents and authorities are at the spot.

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A major accident has been reported to have befallen a private tourist bus in Maharashtra's Raigad.

The bus, which is said to have been carrying at least 35-40 passengers, has reportedly fallen into a deep gorge at Ambenali Ghat in Raigad district.

(An image from the accident-site)

Teams of the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) have been rushed to the accident location.

This is a developing story and will be updated.