A bus carrying pilgrims from Mata Vaishno Devi shrine fell into a 30-feet gorge near Manda, resulting in the death of a Himachal Pradesh driver and injuring 17 passengers. Rescuers worked for over two hours to recover the driver’s body, and the injured were reported as stable.
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