2 killed, 40 hurt as bus falls into gorge near Chintpurni
least two people were killed and 40 injured after a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus fell into a gorge at Bharwain near the Chintpurni shrine in Amb subdivision of Una district on Sunday. The bus was on its way from Chintpurni to Hoshiarpur in Punjab . The killed are yet to be identified, while the injured were rushed to hospitals in Chinpurni, Amb and Una.
According to information, a truck carrying pilgrims had been parked on the road as the pilgrims were eating ‘langar’ on the roadside. As the bus passed by the truck, someone opened the door of the truck and the bus had a narrow escape.
A heated argument ensued as the bus driver asked the pilgrims and the truck driver to park the vehicle on the side of the road. However, as the bus driver started and moved the bus a little, an unidentified person allegedly dragged the driver out of the bus and the driver-less bus plunged into a gorge.
The locals informed the police about the incident and launched the rescue operation. Two passengers died on the spot while others were rescued. However, the culprits fled from the scene.
Una deputy commissioner Rakesh Kumar Prajapati, superintendent of police (SP) Diwakar Sharma and deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Amb, Manoj Jamwal rushed to the spot along with rescue teams. Police have launched a manhunt to nab the accused, said the SP
9 JAWANS INJURED AS TRUCK SKIDS OFF ROAD IN SHAHPUR
Nine army jawans were injured when the army truck they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a ditch at Chattri village near Shahpur town of Kangra district on Sunday afternoon. The injured jawans were rushed to the civil hospital at Shahpur from where one of the injured was later referred to the Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (RPGMC), Tanda, in a serious condition.
The injured have been identified as Subedar Mohan Gurung, Naik Shyam Bahadur Gaha, Gammar Bahadur Bhujel, Man Bahadur and rifleman Garshi Sagar Chettri, Kumar BK, Rohit Tamta, Bhupal Gurung.
The jawans were on their way from Palampur to the Dalhousie cantonment. “The accident took place around 3.30pm, some 30 kms from Dharamshala,” said Kangra deputy commissioner Sandeep Kumar..