SHIMLA: At least seven persons were killed and 12 others were injured on Sunday when a bus fell into deep gorge near Sanora in Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh. The accident occurred near the Nai Neti panchayat, around 25 km from Rajgarh town. Most of the injured have been admitted to the Regional Hospital in Solan. 

The private bus was on its way from Manva to Solan town when the bus skidded off the road and rolled down the hill. Most of the victims belonged to the Rajgarh area. The rescue operation was over, Sirmaur Deputy Commissioner Lalit Jain was quoted as saying by news agency IANS. Officials had a tough time rescuing the victims from the badly damaged bus, said the eyewitnesses.