At least 15 persons were killed and several others were feared trapped after a private bus was struck by boulders and debris following a major landslide in the Bhalughat area of Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district on Tuesday evening, The Hindu reported.

The casualties could rise as rescue operations were still under way. Three children have been rescued and are being treated at a hospital in Barthin village.

The vehicle, belonging to a private operator, was a 32-seater and was on its way from Marotan to Ghumarwin.

There were around 30 passengers on the bus when the accident took place, The Hindu quoted Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as saying.

Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Sandeep Dhawal told The Indian Express that the site where the landslide occurred was not am

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