Nearly 30 people were killed while many others sustained injuries after a private bus carrying nearly 50 passengers fell into a 500-metre-deep gorge in Kullu district.
The mishap occurred in Banjar sub-division of the district. Locals and police personnel rushed to the spot to rescue injured passengers.
A large number of injured have been pulled out of the mangled remains of the bus and rushed to a hospital in ambulances and local vehicles.
Kullu superintendent of police Shalini Agnihotri said more than 12 women, about 10 children and 10 men have been rescued.
She said, “At least 30 passengers are dead. I am on the way to the spot. As per information received from the spot, all the injured are in serious condition.”
The bus bearing registration number HP66-7065 was plying on Kullu-Gadagushaini route and was full of passengers.
After leaving the Banjar bus stand, it had hardly covered a distance of 2km when it plunged into the gorge while negotiating through a sharp turn at Bhiyoth.
Bus falls into 500 metre gorge in Himachal Pradesh, 30 died
