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MANALI: One student was killed and 11 others sustained injuries after a school van of Spectrum Public School at Darwar in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh fell into a gorge near Garli village at about 12 o’clock on Thursday.The overcrowded van was ferrying 12 students home from school and most of the students were injured on head and arms. The designated driver’s son, most likely a minor, was driving the van and he too has been injured. An immediate relief of Rs 5,000 has been given to parents of each student,” he said. “The matter is being investigated seriously. The driver was initially admitted to a Sarkaghat hospital, but was later shifted to another hospital by his parents without informing the police.Mandi deputy commissioner Rugved Thakur ordered a magisterial inquiry into the matter and Dharampur SDM will submit a report within a week..