Dharamsala, September 4 – A major tragedy was averted when a bus carrying foreign tourists overturned near McLeodganj last night but was saved from rolling down into a khud after it hit a house along the road. As many as 14 foreign tourists sustained minor injuries.
According to the police, the accident took place around 10 p.m., when the driver failed to negotiate a small blockage on part of a road due to a landslide. The bus hit a house along the road and overturned.
The bus was going to Manali from McLeodganj. The tourist-passengers were brought to Dr Rajendra Prasad Zonal Hospital.
The driver of the bus, Karam Singh, has been booked for negligent driving.
