Fifteen people were killed and nine injured after a bus rolled into a 700-metre deep gorge in Rampur area of Shimla on the Hindustan-Tibet National Highway, about 140 km from here, on Thursday.
The bus, carrying about 40 people, was on its way from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur to Nauni in Solan. Police say the death toll might rise.
Rescue operations were on in full swing with directions from top officials.
The injured were admitted to the civil hospital at Khaneri, Shimla District Commissioner Rohan Chand Thakur said.
So far 15 bodies have been recovered, police said.
The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained and police have registered a case.
The NDRF has sent its personnel to supervise relief and rescue operations.
Published - July 20, 2017 12:20 pm IST
