At least 15 people were killed and several others remain trapped under the debris after a massive landslide hit a private bus in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district on Tuesday evening.

The bus, carrying 30-35 passengers, was on its way from Marotan to Ghumarwin when the accident happened in the Bhalughat area in the Jhandutta assembly segment.

Officials said 15 bodies have been recovered from the debris so far, while three people, including two children have been rescued and shifted to the hospital.

The toll is feared to rise as the passengers reportedlty sustained serious injuries after the bus got entirely buried under huge rocks.

A police official engaged in the rescue operation said the "chances of survival of the passengers are bleak" as a whole mountain came crashing down on the

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