Shimla, July 15 -- Two people lost their lives, and several others were injured in a tragic road accident in the Rampur sub-division of Shimla district late Wednesday evening.

The accident occurred around 6:30 PM when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus (HP 06A 6454), plying on the Rampur-Khradhan-Kotadhar-Kholighat route, lost control and met with an accident near a place called Gartola, a press release stated.

According to preliminary information, there were approximately 22 passengers on board the bus. The bus conductor, Jai Prakash Negi, resident of village Ghadoli, Post Office Khuni, Tehsil Nankhari, and 72-year-old Daku Ram, son of Kalu Ram, resident of village Shahdu, Tehsil Nankhari, died on the spot.

Shimla Deputy...