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18 People Killed as Massive Landslide Hits Bus in Himachal's Bilaspur
Heavy rains triggered a landslide that buried a bus carrying 30-35 passengers, killing at least 15 and leaving several trapped, while rescue teams work urgently to recover survivors.
- Tuesday evening in Bilaspur: a hillside collapse buried a private bus near Ballu Bridge in the Bhalughat area, Jhandutta subdivision, killing at least 15 passengers.
- Heavy rain loosened strata on the hillside near Ballu Bridge, triggering a collapse of mud, rocks and boulders that struck a moving bus.
- The bus, a 32-seater run by Santoshi Bus Service, was carrying around 30–35 passengers when struck, and local rescuers with a JCB pulled multiple survivors, including one child.
- Authorities mobilized police, NDRF, and heavy equipment while Sukhu said, `Instructions have been given to the authorities to deploy their full machinery` as rescue continues on a war footing.
- Authorities said an official investigation will be launched to determine exact causes, officials urged travellers to avoid hilly stretches as heavy rain continues, and Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Sandeep Dhawal noted the site had no history of major landslides.
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