India, July 24 -- Five people were killed and several other passengers were injured when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus rolled down a gorge in Mandi district on Thursday morning, police said.

The bus was headed from Sarkaghat to Durgapur when the accident occurred at Tarangla near Maseran.

The bus with 30 passengers on board rolled 25 metres down after skidding off the road.

The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital at Sarkaghat from where three in a critical condition were referred to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur.

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