22 passengers killed as bus falls into gorge near Dharamsala

November 6th, 2009 KANGRA - At least 18 people, including five children, were killed when a bus skidded off the road and fell into a 100-foot-deep gorge near Haripur town in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district Friday, police said. "The private bus was on its way from Jassur to Dera when it fell into the gorge near Haripur town at around 10.55 a.m.," Kangra Superintendent of Police Atul Pulzele told IANS.

November 6th, 2009 KANGRA - At least 29 people were killed when an overcrowded bus skidded off the road and fell into a 100-foot-deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district Friday, officials said. "The private bus was on its way from Nagrota Suriyan to Dehra when it fell into the gorge near Haripur in Kangra district this (Friday) morning," Kangra sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Rakesh Sharma told IANS.

September 7th, 2009 JAMMU - At least 18 passengers died and 23 seriously injured, as the bus they were travelling by fell down into a 350-feet deep gorge on Doda-Jammu Highway in Jammu and Kashmir' Doda District on Monday morning. The bus (JK 02 D 7339), carrying at least 35 people, was on its way to Jammu from Doda when it fell into the gorge.

June 24th, 2009 JAMMU J - At least 12 people were killed and several others injured when a bus slipped into a gorge at Panthal on Jammu-Katra highway this morning. According to the Police sources, the bus was going towards Katra when the driver lost the control and vehicle plunged into a gorge.

June 14th, 2009 JAMMU J - One person was killed and 25 others were injured in a road accident at Thanhalla village of Bhaderwah in Doda district on Sunday morning. The mini bus in which they were traveling skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge.

May 2nd, 2009 SHIMLA - Seven people were killed and 20 injured Friday when a privately-owned bus rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district as the bus driver was talking on the phone while driving, officials said. 'Seven people, including two women, were killed when a private mini-bus rolled down a 200-foot gorge at Maryog village near Y.S.

April 29th, 2009 SHIMLA/KOLKATA - Eight tourists from Kolkata, including five women, were killed when a privately-owned mini-bus rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district Wednesday, an official said. The tourists, comprising employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and their family members, were on a private visit to the state when the bus fell into the gorge near Sojha village in Banjar sub-division of Kullu, about 300 km from here.

April 29th, 2009 SHIMLA - Eight tourists, including five women, were killed when a privately-owned mini-bus rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district Wednesday, an official said. Most of the victims were from Kolkata.

April 14th, 2009 SHIMLA - At least 30 people were killed when a privately owned bus rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district Tuesday, a legislator said. The ill-fated bus was coming to Chamba, the district headquarter town, from Charda village when it fell into the gorge near Tissa, 475 km from here.

April 14th, 2009 SHIMLA - Nineteen people, including six women and a child, were killed when a privately-owned bus rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district Tuesday, officials said. Earlier reports said 30 people had died in the accident.

April 10th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Himachal Pradesh Police have conducted a mock disaster management drill in Dharamsala to train its personnel to face any emergency situation. Himachal Pradesh Police Programme Coordinator and Assistant Commandant, Ved Prakash, said the drill was more important for Dharamsala as it was an earthquake prone area.

February 16th, 2009 ERUMELY - At least 11 people were killed and 22 injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Erumely town in Kerala's Kottayam district early Tuesday, officials said. The bus from Andhra Pradesh, AP 16 TV 0612, was carrying about 60 pilgrims to the Hindu shrine of Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district in central Kerala when it met with the accident, Kerala Transport Minister Mathew T.

February 16th, 2009 SHIMLA - Nine members of a marriage party, including a child, were killed when the private bus in which they were travelling met with an accident in Himachal Pradesh's Una district Tuesday, police said. They were going to Hoshiarpur in Punjab to attend a marriage.

February 10th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Two students of city-based institute were killed Wednesday when they fell into a deep gorge while trekking in Uttaranchal during a class trip, a college official said. 'On Tuesday morning a group of 84 students of B.Sc.

February 1st, 2009 SHIMLA - Four people were killed when a truck rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, police said Monday. 'The truck fell into a gorge near Sangrah village Sunday night,' Sirmaur Superintendent of Police J.P.