Overview

• Rescue teams from local police, the State Disaster Response Force and volunteers have retrieved victims and transferred the injured to hospitals in Doda and Pithoragarh districts.
• The Prime Minister’s Office announced Rs. 2 lakh ex-gratia for each person killed and Rs. 50,000 for injured in the Pithoragarh crash, and Jammu and Kashmir officials have pledged support to families of the Doda victims.
• Formal inquiries have been launched to probe vehicle overloading and driver control failures on sharp curves in both accidents.
• Preliminary findings point to deteriorating road maintenance, lack of guardrails and monsoon-worsened conditions as underlying risks on these hilly routes.
• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and Chief Ministers Pushkar Singh Dhami and Omar Abdullah have expressed condolences and are overseeing ongoing relief and safety measures.