Bus Carrying Over 65 Passengers Falls in Gorge Leaving 2 Children Dead, 1 Missing in Gujarat's Dang

Dang: Two children were killed and one went missing after a private bus travelling from Surat to Saputara Ghat met with an accident and fell into a gorge in Dang on Sunday evening. Passengers suffered injuries when the bus jumped the protection wall on a highway and overturned.

The accident occurred on a national highway around 2 km from the hill town of Saputara in the evening, an official said.

"Two children died after the bus with tourists jumped the protection wall and overturned around 5 pm," the official said.

The luxury bus was carrying tourists from Surat who had come to Saputara for a visit and were returning, he said.

Three passengers were undergoing treatment at a private hospital, and other injured persons were taken to a community health centre, the official said.

The bus jumped the protection wall while trying to overtake another vehicle on the highway, he said. (with PTI inputs)