BILASPUR, Oct 7: At least 18 passengers were killed as a private bus they were travelling in was struck by a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur.
The accident took place in Bhalughat area in Jhandutta assembly segment.The bus carrying 30-35 passengers was on its way from Haryana’s Rohtak toGhumarwin.Police and district administration officials are at the spot and rescue operations are going on in full swing.So far 18 bodies have been recovered from the debris, they added.Whole mountain came crashing down on the bus and chances of survival of passengers are bleak, said a policeman engaged in rescue operations.CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has expressed grief over the accident and directed the officials to expedite the rescue operations, an official statement issued here said. (PTI)
