In a tragic accident, a school bus fell into the gorgein Himachal Pradesh leaving six children and driver of the bus dead. The accident took place around 8 am today in the state’s Sirmaur district. A private bus carrying students of DAV School, Renuka, fell into a gorge. Seven people — six schoolchildren and the bus driver — were killed, Superintendent of Police, Sirmaur, Rohit Malpani said.

Four people — Samir (5), Adarsh (7), Kartik (14) and driver Ram Swaroop (40) — died on the spot. Abhishek, his sister Sanjana and Naitik Chauhan succumbed to their injuries at the Nahan Medical College, the SP said.

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