10 Dead, 25 Injured In
Himachal Bus Accident
In Himachal Pradesh occurred drastic road accident on Saturday night. Ten
people, including three women, were killed and 25 injured when a private bus
they were travelling in fell into a 200-foot-deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s
Chamba district. The accident occurred on the Dalhousie-Pathankot road near
Banikhet in Dalhousie sub-division after the driver lost control of the vehicle
at 7 pm, district Superintendent of Police Monica Bhutunguru told the reporters
on Sunday. Speedy action by quick reaction teams of the Dalhousie cantonment
and the civil administration helped in saving the lives of the 25 injured
passengers, who were evacuated to nearby hospitals, a Jammu-based defence
spokesperson said.The Army reached the accident site immediately and rescue
operation continued till midnight, defence spokesperson Col Davinder Anand
said. The rescue team carried out mustering of locals for rescue work, rope
fixing up to the accident site, traffic management, search and evacuation of
the injured persons and recovery of fatal casualties. In a statement issued in
Shimla, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has expressed grief over the accident.
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