India, Aug. 8 -- Seven people were killed and 11 others injured in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Saturday after a private bus skidded off the road near Chalunj Mor on the Tisa-Bairagarh route, officials said.

The accident occurred around 7.15 am under Patwar Circle Bairagarh when the bus, travelling from Bairagarh towards Chamba, met with an accident after covering about five kilometres.

Chamba Assistant Superintendent of Police Dinesh Sharma said 18 people were travelling in the bus. Seven passengers died at the spot, while the remaining 11 were rescued with the help of local residents and shifted to hospitals.

Six critically injured passengers were later referred to Pt Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College and Hospital...