Seven people were killed and 11 others injured after a private bus fell around 100 feet below the road in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district on Saturday morning.
According to preliminary information, the accident took place at around 7:15 am on August 8 near Chalunj Mod under the Bairagarh Patwar Circle of Bharmour subdivision. The bus, reportedly carrying more than 15 passengers, skidded off the road and fell onto another road approximately 100 feet below.
Six Among Injured Critical
The latest information confirms that seven people have died in the accident, while 11 others sustained injuries.
All the injured were taken to hospital for primary treatment. Of them, six seriously injured passengers have been referred to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College and Hospital in Chamba for specialised treatment.
Authorities are yet to release the identities of those killed and injured.
Chamba, Himachal Pradesh: Seven people, including the driver and conductor, were killed and 11 others injured after a private bus travelling from Bairagarh to Chamba fell off the road near Chaluj Mor on the Tissa-Bairagarh main road on Saturday morning. The bus was carrying 18… pic.twitter.com/e6zasogEdY
— IANS (@ians_india) August 8, 2026
NDRF, Police Launch Rescue Operation
Following information about the accident, the district administration immediately mobilised a joint search-and-rescue team to the site.
Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), police, Home Guards, Fire Department and Revenue Department have been deployed for the rescue operation.
The teams are continuing relief and rescue work at the accident site and are working to ensure that all passengers are accounted for.
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Exact Cause Of Accident Yet To Be Ascertained
The exact circumstances that caused the bus to leave the road and plunge onto the road below are not yet known.
Officials are gathering details from the site, and further information is expected once the rescue operation progresses.
The administration has said that additional details regarding the accident, the victims and the circumstances leading to the crash will be shared as they become available.
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