<p>At least 33 people were killed after a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Poladpur in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.</p>.<p>The Raigad Police have reached the spot and operations are underway to retrieve the bodies. One passenger, Prakash Sawant Desai, escaped the tragedy.</p>.<p>Initial reports stated that there were 35 to 40 people on board the ill-fated bus. The incident was reported at around 10.30 am. Local trekking groups have also been called in for the operation. </p>.<p>The passengers were staffers of Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri district, and were en route to the hill station of Mahabaleshwar in Satara district for the weekend.</p>.<p>"I climbed up and called the university and then the police station," said Desai, adding that the bus skidded off the road because of the mud.</p>.<p>More details are awaited.</p>
<p>At least 33 people were killed after a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Poladpur in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.</p>.<p>The Raigad Police have reached the spot and operations are underway to retrieve the bodies. One passenger, Prakash Sawant Desai, escaped the tragedy.</p>.<p>Initial reports stated that there were 35 to 40 people on board the ill-fated bus. The incident was reported at around 10.30 am. Local trekking groups have also been called in for the operation. </p>.<p>The passengers were staffers of Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri district, and were en route to the hill station of Mahabaleshwar in Satara district for the weekend.</p>.<p>"I climbed up and called the university and then the police station," said Desai, adding that the bus skidded off the road because of the mud.</p>.<p>More details are awaited.</p>
