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2009-12-24 07:03:26 - Vehicle Accident - India EDIS CODE: VI-20091224-24293-IND
Date & Time: 2009-12-24 07:03:26 [UTC]
Area: India, State of Himachal Pradesh, , Shimla Number of Injured person(s): 20
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)
Not confirmed information! Description: In a bus accident that occurred on Thursday morning in the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, nearly 20 people are reported injured as per the police source. The accident happened near the police headquarters at 5.45 a.m. as the bus overturned, superintendent of Police R.M. Sharma said. Thirty people were travelling in the bus when the accident happened. "The cause of the accident seemed to be some mechanical failure of the bus," he said. Among the injured, two people, including a child, were in serious condition who were later admitted to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital. Transport Minister Mohinder Singh had announced the government’s measures to reduce the number of accidents in the state assembly on Dec. 14 which included banning the use of mobile phones by drivers and audio systems in buses. "Most of the accidents have occurred due to human errors. Rash driving, overloading and the use of mobile phones are primarily responsible for the accidents," the minister said.
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