At least 12 people, including schoolchildren, were killed and three suffered serious injuries after a bus fell into a gorge in India's Himachal Pradesh on Monday morning.
There were around 15 passengers, including school staff and students, who were travelling from Kullu to Sainj on Neoli-Shansher road in the Sainj Valley, officials said.
Visual of the damaged bus rolled off a cliff in India's Himanchal Pradesh state's Kullu district
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office expressed grief over the tragic incident and ordered the local administration to provide all possible assistance to those affected.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the tragic bus accident in Himachal Pradesh state's Kullu district
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District officials and rescue teams rushed to the spot and managed to save some passengers, who have now been taken to a nearby hospital.
Himachal Pradesh state chief Jairam Thakur and his team are supervising the relief and rescue operation. An investigation has been launched.
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