Twenty-three people were killed and 17 injured when a bus fell into a lake in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district on Wednesday. The death toll is likely to rise, the police said.
The bus was on its way to Bilaspur town from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand when it fell into the Gobind Sagar reservoir.
The bus was fished out of the water. Locals helped police in the rescue efforts.
An eyewitness said divers were looking for more bodies as there were people on the roof of the 40-seater bus when it fell into the lake.
The Gobind Sagar reservoir lies in the Himalayan foothills on the Sutlej river which feeds the Bhakra Nangal hydro electric project. It is located about 100 km from the state capital Shimla.
