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Himachal Pradesh: 45 dead as bus falls into Shimla's Tons river

PTI
Published : Apr 19, 2017, 1:28 pm IST
Updated : Apr 19, 2017, 2:02 pm IST

Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pratyush Singh said that the rescue team has not been able to reach the site as it is too deep.

The bus was carrying 56 passengers SP, Shimla, D W Negi said 44 bodies have been recovered and the search is on for the rest. (Photo: ANI)
 The bus was carrying 56 passengers SP, Shimla, D W Negi said 44 bodies have been recovered and the search is on for the rest. (Photo: ANI)

Shimla: Forty-five passengers were killed when a private bus plunged into River Tons in remote Nerwa area of Shimla district Wednesday.

The passengers were on their way from Vikasnagar in Uttarakhand to Tuni and the accident took place on the Uttarakhand-Himachal border in Himachal territory, Deputy
Commissioner Shimla, Rohan Chand Thakur said.

The bus was carrying 56 passengers SP, Shimla, D W Negi said 45 bodies have been recovered and the search is on for the rest.

Police along with medical and rescue teams have been mobilised from Sirmaur and Shimla districts to help in rescue and relief operations at the spot, about 190 km from here.

More details are awaited.

Tags: bus accident, 44 people dead, tons river
Location: India, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla