Himachal: Tourist bus overturns, 31 injured

Thirty-one people were injured after their bus overturned in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The accident occurred when the driver of the luxury bus, on way from Chandigarh to Kullu, lost control of the vehicle on the road near the 4 Miles (Bindrabani) dumping site. Police said majority of the passengers, the driver and the conductor suffered minor injuries and were immediately rushed to the Zonal Hospital, Mandi. 
According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mandir Sagar Chander, the tourist bus en route to Kasol Kasol in Parvati Valley of Kullu district overturned around 4:00 AM this morning. Two have been critically injured. They were rushed to Nerchowk Medical College for advanced treatment. Six others suffered serious injuries, while the remaining passengers sustained minor
injuries. Preliminary investigations suggest that over-speeding may have been the primary cause of the accident.
Rescue operations were swiftly carried out with the assistance of police and local authorities. Traffic on the busy highway was briefly disrupted but has since resumed. Authorities have urged transport operators to adhere strictly to safety regulations, especially on hilly terrains where road accidents are often caused by negligent driving.