AMN /SHIMLA
At least 10 people were killed and several others injured when a private bus carrying passengers fell into a deep gorge at Panch Pulla in Chamba district last night.
The ill-fated private bus was on its way from Pathankot to Dalhousie when it plunges into a gorge at Panchkula near Nanikhad in Chamba district yesterday night.
District administration along with police, army and locals carried out relief and rescue operation. Around 20 people, who were injured in this accident, have been admitted in a Dalhousie civil hospital.
The cause of the accident is said to be brake fail of the vehicle. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur expressed deep grief over the accident and directed the district administration to provide all possible assistance to the victims of this tragic accident.
He has also directed the administration to provide immediate medical treatment to the injured.