New-Delhi: At least eight people were killed and several others injured after a private bus plunged into a deep gorge in the Sirmaur district of Himachal

In a tragic road accident, eight people died after a private bus rolled into a gorge in Sirmaur district, with several injured and rescue operations ongoing, police said.

A bus accident in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district leaves nine dead and around 40 injured after plunging into a gorge.

The accident occurred when the bus en route from Shimla to Kupvi via Rajgarh veered off the road and plunged into the gorge down the road and landed upside down near Haripurdhar village, around 95 kilometres from the district headquarters, Nahan

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The death toll has increased to 13 people, including the driver, who were killed after a private bus en route from Shimla-Solan to Kupvi plunged into a deep gorge near Haripurdhar in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday. The death toll may rise, as rescue and identification efforts are still underway. India News | Death Toll Rises to 13 After Private Bus Plunges into Gorge Near Haripurdhar in Himachal Pradesh.