Thirty-three injured as bus rolls down into gorge in Himachal Pradesh

A Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus after it rolled down into a gorge at Jhakri near Rampur, in Shimla district. Credit: PTI Photo

Thirty-three people were injured when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus met with an accident in Shimla district on Monday, a state disaster management official said.

The Reckong Peo-bound bus rolled down into a 150-feet gorge near Ratanapur in Rampur Sub Division, he said.

Thirty-three people, including 31 passengers, the driver and the conductor of bus, sustained injuries, the official said.

They were taken to Civil Hospital Khaneri for first aid, he said, adding four of the thirty-three suffered major injuries.

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