NEW DELHI, India, April 28 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 people were killed and 26 others injured, some of them critically, after a bus carrying them fell into a 200-foot gorge in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, police said, today (Sunday).
The accident took place Saturday night, near Panchpulla village in Chamba district, about 327 km northwest of Shimla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh.
According to the police, the driver lost control over the vehicle on the mountainous road and fell into the gorge.
“The driver is also injured in the accident and he revealed, he could not apply the brakes on the road because of its bad condition and hence the bus fell into the gorge,” the police official said.
The bus was on its way from Pathankot in Punjab to Dalhousie in the hill state, police said.
Officials said, rescue operations were going on until early today (Sunday).
The rescuers, with the help of locals, had a tough time in retrieving bodies and the injured from the gorge.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur, expressed grief over the accident. He has also directed the district administration to ensure immediate relief operations and provide all possible help to victims of the accident.– NNN-PTI
