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5 Dead, Several Injured After Himachal Roadways Bus Falls Into Gorge In Mandi

The bus was en route from Sarkaghat to Durgapur when the accident happened.

At least five people died and 20 others were injured after a Himachal Pradesh Roadways bus fell into a gorge in Mandi district. The bus was en route from Sarkaghat to Durgapur when the accident happened.

All injured were being treated at the Sarkaghat hospital, with several reported to be in serious condition. Police and local administration are actively engaged in rescue and relief operations, Mandi SP Sakshi Verma said.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shukhvinder Singh Sukhu mourned the loss of lives in the accident. He said instructions have been issued to the district administration to immediately take the injured to the hospital and ensure their treatment.

"The news of the death of seven people so far due to an HRTC bus falling into a gorge in Tarangla near Maseran in the Sarkaghat subdivision of Mandi district is extremely tragic and heart-wrenching. Instructions have been issued to the district administration to immediately take the injured to the hospital and ensure their treatment," the CM said in a post on X.

"In this hour of grief, I pray for the peace of the departed souls and express my condolences to the bereaved families. My wish is that all the injured recover quickly," he added.

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