28 dead after bus falls into gorge near Shimla's Rampur

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh): 28 people were killed  and nine injured after a private bus enroute Solan rolled down a deep gorge near Rampur on Thursday.

The incident took place around 9.15 a.m. when the bus, carrying around 40 passengers, rolled down from the National Highway 5 connecting Simla to Kinnaur.

The civil and police administration have started the rescue operations and around seven injured have been taken to the nearest hospital till now.

Further details are awaited.