Bus falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh

A man takes an injured son in state helicopter in Shimla.
At least 23 people were on Thursday killed and another 20 injured when a private bus rolled 400 feet down into a gorge in Rohtrung village in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, 250 km from Shimla. (Source: Express photo by Lalit Kumar)

Rescuers take an injured man to the helicopter in Shimla. (Source: Express photo by Lalit Kumar)

An injured man is being brought by doctors in Shimla. (Source: Express photo by Lalit Kumar)

At least 18 people are feared killed and 14 others seriously injured when a bus fell into a gorge from the Jaypee Dam in the Sangla valley in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. (Source: Express photo by Abhimanyu Chakravorty)

Early reports suggest that brakes of the bus failed and could not stop in time. The bus fell into the 200-metre gorge from the Jaypee Dam. (Source: Express photo by Abhimanyu Chakravorty)

Locals and police are carrying out rescue operations. Police sources say that the toll is likely to increase. (Source: Express photo by Abhimanyu Chakravorty)

They also said most of the people in the bus were Kinnaur locals and two were labourers from Bihar. (Source: Express photo by Abhimanyu Chakravorty)