32 hurt as bus plunges into gorge in Nalagarh
Driver lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a curve; critically injured persons were referred to PGIMER in Chandigarh
SHIMLA: Thirty-two people were injured, four of them critically, when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus skidded and fell into 300-feet gorge in Nalagarh sub division of Solan district on Saturday.
Police said the accident took place at Thedpura on Patta-Barotiwala road when the bus was on its way from Johadji to Nalagarh. The driver lost control of the bus while negotiating a curve. Nalagarh sub divisional magistrate Mahendra Pal Gurjar said a rescue team was rushed to the spot soon after the accident. The critically injured were referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh, while those who sustained minor injuries were being treated at Nalagarh hospital and Patta health centre. A case of negligent driving was filed.
16 vehicles damaged in pileup at Kandaghat
In another accident in Solan dis16 vehicles were damaged in a pile-up at Kandaghat town on the Shimla-Chandigarh highway.
Police said a truck loaded with apples rammed into a car stuck in a traffic jam, resulting in vehicles crashing into each other. It is learnt that the truck driver lost control on the wheel due to brake failure.
The accident led to a traffic jam on the highway that was opened to traffic after half an hour.
Five Hoshiarpur pilgrims injured in Amb
In yet another mishap, five pilgrims from Hoshiarpur were injured when their car skidded off the road at Kinnu near Chintrict, tapurni temple in Amb sub division of Una district.
Una superintendent of police Arjit Sen Thakur said the injured have been admitted to Amb hospital. The victims were returning after paying obeisance at Chintpurni temple.
Speeding is said to be the reason behind the accident. A case was registered.