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28 killed as bus rolls down gorge in India

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Update: 2017-07-20 05:04:12
28 killed as bus rolls down gorge in India

DHAKA: At least 28 were killed and 13 others 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, reports the Indian Express.

Deputy Commissioner Shimla, Rohan Chand Thakur, confirming the accident, said rescue teams led by the Sub Divisional Magistrate of Rampur have reached the spot. 

Rescue teams have recovered 15 bodies so far while the injured were shifted to a hospital. The National Disaster Response Force was called in for help.

BDST: 1500 HRS, JULY 20, 2017
AP

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