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Volvo bus overturns on Kullu-Manali highway

All passengers escape unhurt; the driver, who is injured, is taken to hospital
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A Volvo tourist bus overturned near the 17 Mile on the Kullu-Manali highway in Kullu district on Monday.

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All passengers escaped unhurt. The driver, who was injured, was taken to hospital.

According to eyewitnesses, the driver lost control over the vehicle owing to a sharp turn on the hilly terrain or the slippery road conditions.

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The bus, carrying 17 tourists, was going from Manali towards Kullu.

Local authorities arrived at the scene, helping passengers exit the vehicle safely.

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Traffic on the Kullu-Manali route was briefly disrupted.

Kullu SP Karthikeyan Gokulachandran said the police had started a probe to find the cause of the accident.

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