<p>The bus was coming to Dehra from Nagrota Suriyan when it fell into the gorge near the Haripur Guler bridge, some 50 km from this district headquarter town.<br />“Thirty-five people were killed and 26 injured in the bus accident. Sixteen passengers died on the spot,” Sub-divisional Magistrate Rakesh Sharma said. <br />Eyewitnesses said the bus was overcrowded and the driver probably lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a turn.<br /><br />State Transport Minister Mohinder Singh said the government has announced <br />Rs 1,00,000 compensation to the kin of the dead.</p>
<p>The bus was coming to Dehra from Nagrota Suriyan when it fell into the gorge near the Haripur Guler bridge, some 50 km from this district headquarter town.<br />“Thirty-five people were killed and 26 injured in the bus accident. Sixteen passengers died on the spot,” Sub-divisional Magistrate Rakesh Sharma said. <br />Eyewitnesses said the bus was overcrowded and the driver probably lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a turn.<br /><br />State Transport Minister Mohinder Singh said the government has announced <br />Rs 1,00,000 compensation to the kin of the dead.</p>