Date:16/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/16/stories/2008061654930700.htm

New Delhi

Sixteen killed as bus falls into gorge

Shimla: Sixteen persons were killed and six injured when a bus fell into a 150-metre deep gorge in Rampur sub-division of Shimla district on Sunday. The Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation bus, on way to Rampur from Bachri village, fell into a gorge near Kaichi More, about 18 km from Rampur, Superintendent of Police R.M. Sharma said. The conductor was among the dead while the driver was injured. SHO of Rampur police station Puran Chand said from the accident site that it appears the driver lost control over the vehicle while taking a turn at Kaichi More and the bus fell into the gorge. The injured have been admitted to Rampur Government hospital.The dead included 11 men and five women. — PTI