SHIMLA:
At least 28 were killed and 13 others were injured after a private bus skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge at Khanetri, 125 kms from Shimla. The bus was on its way from Reckong Peo (Kinnaur) to Solan.
Rescue teams led by the Sub Divisional Magistrate of Rampur have reached the spot. Rescue teams have recovered 28 bodies while the injured were shifted to a hospital. The National Disaster Response Force was called in for help.
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident. However, preliminary investigations said a tyre burst led to the accident. Bodies of all 28 victims have been recovered and 11 of them have been identified, Deputy Commissioner, Shimla, Rohan Chand Thakur said.
The deceased included 18 men, 9 women and a child.Four of the seriously injured persons have been referred to IGMC Shimla and four other were undergoing treatment at Civil Hospital Khaneri.
The DC said an immediate relief of Rs 10,000 has been given to the next of kin of the deceased.
A CISF team is on the spot while a NDRF team from Sunni is on way to Rampur.
