On Tuesday, at least 15 people were killed and another 17 were injured after a private bus fell into 400 feet gorge in Rohtrung village in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district.
Reportedly, about 35 passengers were on board. The bus 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.
“All seventeen injured persons have been rescued and rushed to a local hospital nearby. While, the bodies of the deceased have been recovered and will be handed over to the family members after "an on the spot postmortem",” said Deputy Commissioner D D Sharma said.
“The toll could even rise as four injured persons are in a critical condition,” he added.
Reportedly, the victims are mostly from surrounding villages of Sangla and are yet to be identified.
Tuesday 21 October 2014
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