Kangra school bus plunged into deep ditch; 29 died, many injured

29 People including 26 school children died when a bus plunged into a 100 feet deep ditch at Noorpur area Kangra Himanchal Pradesh on Monday afternoon this week.

29 people including 26 school children and 2 teachers died on the spot while many injured have been reported. The rescue and relief team have been rushed to the spot.

The chief minister JaiRam Thakur has expressed grief over this ill-fate incident.

According to the official information, the state education minister has confirmed the death of 20 children while other reports have confirmed 29 deaths. NDRF team has started the rescue operation; the team is taking the help of local people. The state government has ordered to set up an inquiry for this accident.

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The chief minister of Himanchal Pradesh, Mr Jai Ram Thakur, expressed his grief over this incident said that the rescue operation is continued at the accident spot. The NDRF team has rushed to the spot. The local public is helping to the NDRF team in this rescue operation. The magisterial inquiry has been ordered for this accident.