India, Jan. 9 -- At least eight people were killed and 5 injured after a private bus plunged into a deep gorge near Haripurdhar in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district on Thursday, police said.

The bus which was reportedly on its way from Solan to Haripurdhar went about 200 feet down the road and landed upside down.

Locals immediately rushed for rescue and informed the police and a large number of people are trying to get the injured out of the wreckages of the bus in the videos that have gone viral on the internet.

Sirmaur Superintendent of Police Nishchit Negi said that eight fatalities have been confirmed so far, adding that the death toll may rise. "There were around 30 to 35 passengers on board the bus. More details are awaited," h...