Seven dead, eleven injured in Himachal bus crash

At least seven people were killed and 11 others injured when a private bus skidded off a mountain road and plunged onto a lower roadway in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Saturday morning, August 8, 2026. The accident occurred around 7:15 a.m. near the Chalunj Mor curve on the treacherous Bairagarh-Tissa road.

The bus was traveling from Bairagarh to Chamba in the remote Churah Valley when the driver reportedly lost control while negotiating a turn. The vehicle fell approximately 100 feet, landing on a road below. Preliminary information indicated there were between 15 and 25 passengers on board at the time. The deceased included the driver and the conductor, with most victims believed to be local residents.

Local residents initiated rescue efforts upon hearing the screams of trapped passengers, beginning extrication before official teams arrived. The response was later bolstered by a multi-agency search-and-rescue team comprising personnel from the National Disaster Response Force, police, Home Guards, Fire Services, and the Revenue Department. Backhoe loaders were deployed to lift the wreckage. Authorities have cautioned that the death toll could rise, as some passengers...