India, Dec. 30 -- Seven people were killed, and 11 others were injured after the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Almora's Bhikiyasen on Tuesday morning, a police official said.

The bus, belonging to Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN), was on its way to Ramnagar when it lost control near Bhikiyasen.

Teams from the district administration, police and state disaster response force (SDRF) were rushed to the spot following the accident. The injured have been sent to a nearby hospital

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Devendra Pincha said, "Eighteen people were travelling in the KMVN mini bus when it lost control and fell into the gorge. The bodies have been retrieved, and the injured have been sent to the hospital."

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