Bilaspur Bus Accident: A major accident has occurred in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. Here a bus got hit by a landslide near Shukra Khand bridge. There were about 30 people in the bus, out of which 18 have died. The negligence of the administration has come to light after the accident.
Bilaspur Bus Accident: News of a tragic accident has come to light from Jhanduta area of Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. A moving bus got hit by debris in a sudden landslide here. The accident was so terrible that the passengers in the bus also got buried under the debris. It is being told that about 30 people were traveling in the bus, out of which 18 people have been confirmed dead so far. This accident is not only considered to be a natural disaster but also the result of administrative negligence. After the accident, there was a delay in relief and rescue operations, due to which the situation worsened.
18 died in Bilaspur bus accident
When this accident happened in the evening, first of all the Baba of the nearby temple and the devotees present there reached for help. After this, the local villagers also reached the spot and immediately informed the administration that a major accident had happened here and the bus was completely buried under the debris.
Rescue teams reached the spot after half an hour
According to media reports, the rescue team reached the spot about half an hour after receiving information about the accident. Initially the team started rescue operations with the equipment they had, but the bus was deeply buried under the debris. After trying for about half an hour, four JCB machines were called. Local people say that if JCB had been called in the beginning, the lives of some people could have been saved. In the initial information itself, it was clearly stated that the bus was completely buried under debris, yet the administration did not take immediate action.
Many people found serious injury marks on their bodies.
No serious injury marks were found on the bodies of many people killed in the accident. It is feared that many of them may have died due to suffocation. If relief work had started on time, perhaps some more lives could have been saved.