 "Lohali accident: Five killed, 12 injured as boulder falls on a bus in Uttarakhand")
Nainital: Five persons were killed and over 12 injured in Uttarakhand on Monday when a huge boulder rolled down a hill, fell on a bus and smashed its front completely, police said.
The incident happened on the Almorah-Haldwani highway near Lohali.
The dead were yet to be identified, an official said adding that the injured have been admitted to a nearby medical facility where the condition of two continues to be critical.
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According to officials, there were 27 passengers in the bus. Traffic on the route was disrupted for over two hours but resumed thereafter.
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