Shimla, Oct 7, 2025
At least 15 passengers were killed and three rescued as a private bus was hit by a rain-triggered landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur, the home district of BJP national President J.P. Nadda, on Tuesday, officials said.
The area has been witnessing intermittent rainfall since Monday.
The bus was trapped under a massive landslip near Bhallupul in Jhanduta subdivision.
As per reports, three children have been rescued alive and are being treated at the government hospital in Barthin and at AIIMS Bilaspur.
Around 35 passengers were travelling in the bus that was on its way from Marotan to Ghumarwin.
State officials and machinery have been deployed to clear the debris, and a rescue operation has been underway to trace the missing passengers.
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