Dehradun, Sep 10 || Two people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus carrying 22 passengers overturned near Chamba in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, police said.
The accident occurred around 10.10 a.m. when the bus, travelling from Ghuttu-Ghansali to Haridwar, lost control on a sharp curve about 12 km before Chamba. The vehicle struck a crash barrier before toppling over, according to police officials.
Authorities confirmed that all passengers were trapped inside the bus following the accident.
Rescue teams reached the site immediately after receiving the alert and pulled the passengers out, and sent the injured to nearby hospitals.
One passenger, identified as Sukhdev Maithani of Ghanshali, and the driver, Virendra Singh Negi of Chamba, died on the spot, the police statement read.
Of the 20 injured, two are reported to be in critical condition.