SHIMLA, Aug 8: Seven people were killed and 11 others injured after a private bus overturned and fell onto a lower road in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district on Saturday morning, police said.
The accident occurred around 7:15 am near Chalunj Mor on the Bairagarh-Tissa road when the bus was travelling from Bairagarh towards Chamba.
The stretch, located in the remote Churah Valley, is a challenging 27-kilometre mountain route marked by narrow roads and steep drop-offs. The road also serves as an important route towards the high-altitude Sach Pass.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the spot following the accident and launched relief operations.
Chamba SP Vijay Saklani said the exact number of passengers travelling in the bus at the time of the accident was not immediately known.
Further details regarding the cause of the accident and the identities of the deceased and injured were awaited.
