One dead, 45 injured as bus falls into gorge in HP

One person was killed and 45 others injured after a private bus fell into a gorge in Kullu district. The injured are undergoing treatment at a regional hospital. The family of the deceased was provided Rs 40,000 as interim relief by the district administration.

Shimla: One person was killed and 45 more injured when a bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Kullu district on Thursday, police said.

The accident took place near Shalang village in Lag Valley of Kullu, they said.

Kullu Deputy Commissioner Yunus, Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri and Sub Divisional Magistrate Anurag Chandra Sharma were at the spot of the accident, an official spokesperson said, adding that the injured were undergoing treatment at a regional hospital.

The family of the deceased was provided Rs 40,000 as interim relief by the district administration, he added.