Just a narrow escape! A bus in Himachal Pradesh hangs from a cliff, but the driver saves all of the passengers
New Delhi: A major tragedy in Himachal Pradesh was averted after a driver prevented a bus hanging from a cliff from falling into the valley. According to ANI, the private bus veered off the road with 22 passengers on board (August 6, 2021). The miraculous occurrence occurred on National Highway (NH) 707 near Bohrad Khad in Shillai, Sirmaur district.
The driver reportedly controlled the bus until everyone was rescued before being rescued himself by passengers.
It should be noted that Himachal Pradesh has seen a number of landslides in recent weeks as a result of heavy rains. On July 30, a massive portion of a mountainside crashed and destroyed a 300-metre stretch of road in the Sirmaur district leading to Paonta Sahib.
Earlier on August 4, Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh Thakur informed the state Assembly that in the last three weeks of the monsoon season, 218 people have died and 12 have gone missing in Himachal Pradesh.
In response to a discussion on climate change on the third day of the ongoing monsoon session, Thakur stated that Himachal Pradesh has suffered a total loss of Rs 451.56 crore since June 13 due to damaged roads, water lines, and power transmission.
