Several injured in bus accident in Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: Four people were seriously injured and eight suffered minor injuries after a bus, on its way to Shimla, met with an accident on Saturday morning.

Himachal Road Transport Corporation shared the information and said that the passengers were injured after a bus from the Sundernagar unit which was on its way to Shimla met with an accident. The cause of the accident is said to be road damage in the Mandi district.

The injured passengers have been shifted to the hospital. Further information is awaited.

#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh continues to witness landslides following inclement weather in the state. Visuals of a landslide in Bilaspur that happened yesterday.

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Meanwhile, the Shimla-Kalka road on the National Highway-5 was shut after a landslide in the State’s Solan district in the early hours of Friday, police said. This road was opened on Thursday after one week.

The Revenue and Horticulture Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jagat Singh Negi said that over 200 roads are still closed and restoration is under way.

“Last night, due to the heavy rainfall, Kalka-Shimla road was also blocked, restoration is under way and so far it has been opened for light vehicles. There are over 200 roads closed in the state and restoration is under way, over 200 electricity supply schemes are also chamfered. Our teams and officers are in the field”, Negi said.

On Friday, the regional meteorological department in Shimla had issued a yellow alert for light to moderate rainfall with thunder likely to occur in parts of Himachal Pradesh. (ANI)