Seventeen bodies have so far been recovered and some more bodies are trapped in the wreckages of the bus, said D W Negi, superintendent of police, Shimla, who visited the spot. The condition of the seven injured admitted in Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital was stated to be serious.
The driver of the bus jumped out of the vehicle and was reported safe, Negi said. The bodies of the victims who are yet to be identified have been sent for postmortem.
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh asked the Shimla district administration to conduct the relief and rescue operations on a war footing. The chief minister also visited IGMC and enquired about the condition of the injured persons.
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