Two dead as car trapped under landslide debris in Shimla

  • | Monday | 29th April, 2024

Two people were killed on Sunday when an SUV they were travelling in got trapped in the debris of a landslide in Shimlas Rohru area. In a separate incident in Bilaspur district on Sunday, around 10 people were injured after a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus slipped from a bridge.   The landslide in Rohru subdivision occurred on the Hatkoti-Tiuni road where two vehicles got stuck in the debris, the police said. On receiving information, teams of police and the district administration reached the spot and extracted the two bodies from the SUV.   Shimla Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi said that the rescue operation is underway and further information from the spot is awaited.   The bus accident in Bilaspur took place near Ghyal village after the driver lost control of the vehicle. Around 25 passengers were travelling in the bus, the police said.   The Police reached the spot on information and rescued the injured passengers, they said. Seven injured people were to AIIMS Bilaspur, while three others were admitted to a community health centre in Markand, they added.

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