Today, at afternoon, the nine persons were murdered and more than 20 wounded,when a state transport bus in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge near Bajroli Bridge in Theog sub division of Shimla district.

The driver and conductor of the bus also died, when the bus on its way, from Chopal to Tharoch when the accident happened.

Rohan Thakur( Deputy Commissioner of Shimla) aforesaid , “four persons identified as Sukh Ram, Reena Devi, Promila and driver Parvinder died on the spot while five other succumbed to injuries on their way to the hospital.”

He said that, “as many as 20 people who were admitted to a hospital in Theog have been shifted to Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.”

To provide the immediate relief the district administration given Rs 50,000 to the families of the expired people.

Police said, “they are trying to ascertain the cause of the mishap.”