Four Killed, Seven Injured After HRTC Bus Meets With Accident in Shimla

Four people, including the driver, died on Friday after an Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus met with a road accident in Chori Kenchi area of Shimla.

Seven people injured have also been injured due to the accident. Among the deceased was the driver and the conductor of the vehicle.

After the accident, a police team reached the spot for investigation.

The HRTC bus, with seven persons on board, was on its way to Diltari from Kuddu when the accident took place around 6:45 am.

While two persons identified as Birma Devi and Dhan Shah died on the spot, bus driver Karam Das and conductor Rakesh Kumar succumbed to injuries on way to hospital, Superintendent of Police, Shimla, Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi, said.