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17 killed as school bus plunges off mountain road in Himachal Pradesh, India At least 27 killed as school bus plunges off mountain road in Himachal Pradesh, India
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At least 17 children were killed when a school bus plunged off a mountain road in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, Reuters reported, citing police officers. Santosh Patial, a senior police officer in Himachal Pradesh said they had recovered 17 bodies. The bus was carrying more than 30 children when it swerved off the road and fell into a gorge. Recovery operations got underway after rescue teams reached the scene. The bus was transporting children studying at a private school in Nurpur town, 300km from Shimla, the state capital. At least 27 children were killed in India when a school bus plunged into a gorge in the Himalayan foothills, AP reported. Three adults were also killed in the crash, Himachal Pradesh state transport minister Govind Singh Takur told PTI. Reuters earlier stated that the bus drove off a mountain road in the northern Indian state on Monday. The bus was carrying more than 30 children when it swerved off the road and fell into a gorge. Recovery operations got underway after rescue teams reached the scene. The bus was transporting children studying at a private school in Nurpur town, 300km from Shimla, the state capital.