Landslide reported in Himachal Pradesh near Khalini road, no casualties reported

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Shimla: A landslide occurred near Khalini road in Shimla, informed the Diversity and equal opportunity Center (DEOC) on Sunday.

The landslide leads to the blockage of Khalini road due to which one truck and three parked cars got damaged as a tree fell upon them. The road was closed for four hours, as the restoration work was in progress.

District administration has deployed the forest team and NHAI team on the spot, and no casualties have been reported till now.

Meanwhile, at least 35 people were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district on Sunday, a state disaster management official said.

The truck with three persons collided with the bus carrying 32 passengers near Jabli-Dharampur around 11.30 am, he added.

The bus was on its way towards Shimla, while the truck was going towards Kalka.

All the injured persons have been taken to the civil hospital Dharmapur for treatment, the official added.

However, no one was seriously injured in the accident, he added.