Shimla-Kalka national highway blocked near Shoghi following collision between two trucks

A large number of vehicles were stranded on the outskirts of Shimla city on the Shimla-Kalka National Highway for over more than 30 minutes after a collision between two trucks blocked the road on Sunday.

One person sustained multiple injuries when the two trucks coming from opposite directions collided. One of the trucks overturned while the other hit the mountain, leaving little space on the road to commute. As a result, the road was blocked leading to disruption of vehicular movement on the national highway.

The accident took place at around 10.30 am near Shogi, 15 km from Shimla.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi said that one person sustained injury in the accident. He said that one lane of the road was cleared within 40 minutes. A police team has been deployed to clear the traffic and the road will be cleared for smooth vehicular movement soon, he added.

However, a long queue of vehicles was seen on both sides as only one-lane traffic was going on.

One dead, six injured as bus skids off road in Chamba

Police have booked the driver of the bus after injured passengers accused him of rash driving.

One person was killed and six were injured after a bus skidded off a road in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district early on Sunday, PTI reported, quoting police. The bus, run by Punjab’s Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, rolled down about 100 metres from the road at Dhagoh, police said.

The bus had “nearly 10” passengers on board and was travelling from Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh to Patiala in Punjab, said Chamba Superintendent of Police Monica Bhutunguru. She said that the injured passengers had accused the driver of rash and negligent driving.

Police filed a case against the driver under Sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt by endangering the life or personal safety of others), and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code, she told PTI. Further investigation is under way.

The man who died in the incident was identified as Jagdish Chand, a resident of Amritsar. Residents in the area rescued the injured passengers with the help of police, who got the information around 6.20 am. The injured were taken to Sri Harigiri Hospital in Bakloh, where they are reportedly in a stable condition.

18 Killed in Bus Accident in Nathpa

18 people were reported killed and 15 others injured when a private bus plunged into a gorge in Nathpa district of Himachal Pradesh at 4pm on Tuesday, 1 September.

The bus from Rampur was on its way to Tapri in Kinnaur when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle. It skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Nathpa, which is located near the 1500 MW Natpha Jhakri project in Kinnaur district.

More details awaited.

Governor and Chief Minister express grief over Nathpa bus accident

Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh have expressed grief over bus accident near Nathpa in Kinnaur district today in which around 18 persons lost their lives and 15 to 17 persons were reported injured.

As per the reports reaching State Headquarters, the ill-fated private bus was on the way from Tapri to Shimla and rolled down in a deep gorge near Nathpa at around 4 PM. Chief Minister directed the district administration to provide immediate relief as per the relief manual to the next of the kin of the deceased.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner, Kinnaur, Naresh Kumar Lath telephonically informed that as many as 18 died on the spot and more than 15 were injured who were being treated at Bhawanagar hospital and the serious were being taken to Khaneri hospital Rampur. He said that help was being sought from the Army and the disaster management team. The Police and Home-guards teams had been rushed to the spot to carry relief and rescue operations.

Jagat Singh Negi, Deputy Speaker Vidhan Sabha also reached the spot and monitored relief and rescue operations.

He said that a sum of Rs. 25 thousand had been distributed to the family members of those died in the mishap and Rs.15 thousand to the injured as an immediate relief.

The Chief Minister has ordered magisterial inquiry into the mishap which would be conducted by SDM Bhabanagar, Neelam Dulta.

Transport Minister G.S. Bali has also expressed grief over the bus accident and said that an inquiry would be conducted to know about the cause of accident.

All the Cabinet Minister and Chief Parliamentary secretaries also expressed grief over the Mishap.

One killed in road accident

One person was killed on the spot while another sustained injuries when the tipper (HP-63-1800) they were travelling in rolled down the road near, Sunni, about 55 km from here yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Nagender of Dargi village while the injured driver Yog Raj was under treatment.
The police have registered a case under Sections 279, 337 and 304-A of the IPC and inquest proceedings are underway.

Four of family burnt alive in Shimla village

Four members of a family, including two minors, were burnt alive when a fire broke out in a house at Manava village on the outskirts of Shimla early on Friday, the police said.

The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, a police official told IANS.

The dead have been identified as couple Mukesh and his wife Hem Lata and their children Dixit and Jyoti.

Another couple staying in the house managed to escape at time of the incident. — IANS

Eight of marriage party killed in Himachal accident

Shimla, March 10 (IANS) Eight members of a marriage party were killed early Tuesday when a privately-owned overcrowded vehicle rolled down a 250-feet gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, police said. The pickup vehicle met with the accident near Bakrua nullah in Salooni tehsil, some 50 km from district headquarters Chamba, Additional Superintendent of Police Kulwant Thakur told

Source: IANS

School student killed, 33 injured in Himachal accident

Shimla, March 3 (IANS) A six-year old girl student was killed and 33 students of a private school were injured on Tuesday when a bus driven by the school principal rolled down a 130-feet gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, police said.

Source: IANS

2 killed as car rolls down into gorge in Himachal

Nahan, Feb 28 (PTI) Two persons were today killed while another was critically injured when the car carrying them rolled 300 mts deep into a gorge near village Kundu Lawana under Rajgarh sub-division in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh.

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