The Pauri Garhwal bus tragedy, which happened on Tuesday night in the Dhumakot neighbourhood of Birokhal, Uttarakhand, claimed the lives of 25 individuals

Overnight, 21 individuals were saved by the police and the SDRF, and the injured have been sent to local hospitals 

In Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district, earlier on Tuesday, a bus carrying a wedding procession of 45 to 50 people crashed into a gorge close to Simdi village 

A wedding procession had left in a bus from here, Laldhang; an accident occurred 

A rescue operation is still underway by Pauri Police and SDRF at the spot," said Haridwar SP City Swatantra Kumar Singh 

There were between 40 and 42 passengers on the bus, including ladies and kids 

15–16 persons have so far been saved and taken to the closest hospital 

The police tweeted visuals from the overnight operation, in which rescue teams can be seen taking injured passengers to safety