Shimla: At least 15 people were today killed and another 17 injured when a private bus rolled 400 feet down into a gorge in Rohtrung village in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, 250 km from Shimla.
The bus carrying about 35 passengers was on its way from Sangla valley to Kalpa when the mishap took place.
The driver and conductor were among the dead while all seventeen injured persons have been rescued and rushed to a local hospital.
The toll could rise as four injured persons are in a critical condition, he said.
In another incident, two persons were buried alive when a huge mound of earth fell on their vehicle on Chulling-Tapri diversion road via landslide-prone Urni village.
The bus carrying about 35 passengers was on its way from Sangla valley to Kalpa when the mishap took place.
The driver and conductor were among the dead while all seventeen injured persons have been rescued and rushed to a local hospital.
The toll could rise as four injured persons are in a critical condition, he said.
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In another incident, two persons were buried alive when a huge mound of earth fell on their vehicle on Chulling-Tapri diversion road via landslide-prone Urni village.
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