Two persons have died, 12 injured and at least 60 feared dead in a massive landslide on Shimla – Kinnaur road  between Neugalseri and Bhava Nagar after five vehicles including a bus of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) carrying passengers was trapped under debris of a sliding hill at about 12 noon on Wednesday.

Two dead bodies and twelve persons injured in the accident have been pulled out as a massive joint rescue operation by Army, ITBP, and Police personnel including the National Disaster Response Force ( NDRF) team, which is still continuing .

Deputy Commissioner Kinnaur Abid Hussain Sadik said, “Two dead bodies and twelve injured in the incident have been pulled out and taken to nearby hospitals, in a joint rescue operation launched by teams of Army, ITBP, Police and the NDRF”.

DC said, “At present we do not know the exact number of people trapped under the debris and many more persons are still feared trapped and we are making all out efforts to bring out the victims.”

The incident occurred at Neugalsari when several vehicles were passing through the road and suddenly massive boulders and a portion of the hill above the road started sliding in which several vehicles were trapped.  Some of the trapped persons were trying to contact authorities to save them.

As per information a HRTC bus plying on Murang – Haridwar route carrying dozens of passengers, a truck, and few small passenger vehicles have been trapped under the debris.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has expressed shock over the incident and has asked the administration to make every effort to pull out the trapped persons. 

A government spokesman said , ” At least 60 people are feared buried in the landslide and rescue operation is going on and we are also seeking help from the Central government to rescue people.”

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