HP: At least 3 dead, 10 injured in bus accident near Chhaila Bazar in Shimla

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Shimla: Three people died and 10 others were injured after a mini bus met with an accident on the bridge near Chhaila Bazar in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla. The accident took place around 7.30 pm on Wednesday.

The bus was going from Kasumpti in Shimla to Rohru.

#HimachalPradesh: 3 people died and 10 were injured after a mini bus going from Kasumpti, Shimla to Rohru, met with an accident on the bridge near Chhaila Bazar around 7.30 pm today. pic.twitter.com/aMXlAtRceT — ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018

On October 1, two persons were killed and six others injured in another bus accident in the state. The incident took place when the bus fell into a 50-metre deep gorge in Shimla.

The accident occurred in Mancholi area when the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus was on its way to Khadar village from Chaupal on Sunday.

The bus fell into the gorge as the retaining wall constructed beside the road collapsed.

(With inputs from agencies)