Health & Environment
Seven Killed as Private Bus Overturns in Himachal's Chamba District
The Hindu2h
THE BRIEF
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A private bus overturned and plunged onto a lower road in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district at 7.15 a.m. on August 8, 2026, resulting in at least seven deaths and 11 injuries.
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The accident occurred on the 27-kilometre Bairagarh-Tissa road near Chalunj Mor, a treacherous mountain route, with six of the injured currently receiving treatment at Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College.
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Police and rescue teams, including the NDRF, are continuing operations at the site, noting that the death toll may rise as more passengers could be trapped under the bus wreckage.