In Himachal Pradesh, fifty one persons were killed and 46 injured in an accident on Chamba-Dhulara link road at Gagla, 10 kilmetre away from Chamba District headquarters this morning when a private bus fell into a George.

The ill fated bus was coming from Dhulara to Chamba. Six critically injured passengers have been referred to Tanda Medical College, Kangra and the remaining injured have been admitted to local hospital at Chamba. State Transport Secretary Onkar Sharma told AIR that magisterial inquiry has been ordered.