Sundernagar, September 01: At least nine passengers were killed and 24 others injured, when a private bus fell into a 100-metre deep gorge near Sundernagar sub-division of Mandi district late this evening, official sources said.
Nine dead bodies were recovered from the bus, while search operation is on, sources said.
The bus was on its way to Sundernagar from neighbouring Bilaspur district, when the mishap took place near Bhawana, about five kilometre from Sundernagar around 7.15 pm, sources added.
Senior district civil and police officials have reached the spot and are supervising the rescue operation, the sources said.
—PTI