Pathankot: An HRTC bus travelling from Chamba to Amritsar met with an accident on Friday, resulting in one death and 12 injuries. The CCTV footage of the bus overturning has emerged. The incident occurred last night in Mamoon Cantt, near the Chamba and Punjab border.
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A bus from the Chamba depot of the Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) was involved in an accident in Pathankot, Punjab. One passenger has died, and 12 others are injured. The accident took place on the Pathankot-Chamba National Highway. The exact cause of the accident is not yet known. The Pathankot police are investigating the matter.
The bus was en route from Chamba to Amritsar with a total of 41 passengers on board. The incident occurred near the Bungal Badhani village in the Mamoon Cantt area. It is reported that the bus suddenly overturned on the road, causing the front windows of the bus to shatter and passengers to get injured. The injured have been admitted to a local hospital.
According to officials, the exact reasons for the accident are still unclear, and the police have commenced their investigation.
Forty-seven roads in Himachal Pradesh were closed on Saturday following continuous rainfall as the local MeT warned of low flash flood risk in Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts.
Eighteen power and one water supply scheme have also been affected in the state, the state emergency operation centre said.
Malroan recorded the highest rainfall of 64 mm followed by Pandoh 32.5 mm, Berthin 30.4 mm, Aghar 29.8 mm, Mandi 28.7 mm, Bhatiyyat 28.4 mm, Jubbarhatti 26 mm, Bhuntar 25.7 mm, Sundernagar 18.6 mm, Poanta Sahib 13.4 mm, Dhaulakuan 13 mm, Manali 12 mm, Kufri 11.6 mm and Sarahan 11 mm.
The local meteorological office has warned of low to moderate flash flood risk in parts of Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts till Sunday.