In, Himachal Pradesh, 9 people have been killed and 25 others injured, four of them seriously in Shimla district when a State transport Bus skidded off the road and fell into a ravine near Faidapul, 15 kms from Nerwa in Chopal Area.SDM Sandeep Negi said, it was a local bus going from Nerwa to Dharchana.As the road toward Shimla is closed for the past many days due to heavy snowfall, the injured are being taken to Poanta Saheb and Nahan hospital for treatment. Rescue operations are on.