SHIMLA: Four people died while three others were injured after a Himachal Roads Transport Corporation rolled down a hill in Shimla on Friday morning.
The deceased included the driver and the conductor of the bus.
A police team has reached the accident site to investigate the incident.
Two persons died on the spot while two others succumbed to their injuries while being taken to a hospital. The injured have been brought to civil hospital in Rohru for treatment.
The HRTC bus had left from Kuddu for Giltadi village at around 6am and there were seven people in the bus including the driver and conductor.
After traveling about 4km, the bus rolled down the hill and landed on another road below. After the accident, locals and police launched a rescue operation and shifted the injured to the hospital.
Anand Bodh is Senior Assistant Editor with The Times of India in ...
Read MoreAnand Bodh is Senior Assistant Editor with The Times of India in Shimla and has covered militancy in J&K and general news in Punjab and Chandigarh before moving to Himachal Pradesh. He loves the rugged mountains and glaciers, keeps track of development in these areas and occasionally highlights the unique culture and traditions beside politics and environmental issues of this hill state in his writing.
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