6 children killed, 8 injured as bus falls in gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district

Six children have been killed among seven people after a bus fell in a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district.

The accident happened this morning as the bus fell in the gorge while it was transporting school children in the district’s Sangarh town and thereafter, the vehicle skidded off the road as the heavy snowfall has already taken place in the state in last few days.

As per the news agency IANS, 6 children died and one adult also lost his life, and seven to eight children have suffered injuries.

The Sirmaur district is around 150 kms away from the capital city of Shimla.

This is a developing story and further details will be added later.

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