19 killed in bus accident in HP

14 April,2009 04:38 PM IST |   |  PTI

At least 19 passengers were killed when a bus fell into a gorge near Bagdaigarh village in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Tuesday.


At least 19 passengers were killed when a bus fell into a gorge near Bagdaigarh village in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Tuesday.

According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) DK Chaudhary, 19 bodies have been recovered so far.

"The toll is likely to go up as rescue operation is on," Chaudhary said.

The bus was en-route to Chamba town from Tissa when it rolled down into 500-feet deep gorge near the village, about 80 km from the district headquarters, he said.

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19 killed bus accident Himachal Pradesh