Two individuals were killed and 35 others  injured after a private bus plunged into a precipice in Hadley, Hatton. Police say that the bus had fallen 200 feet into the precipice at around 12.30 on Wednesday afternoon.

A 50-year-old and a 70-year-old died as a result of the accident. Thirty five others who were aboard the bus are receiving treatment at the Glankon Hospital.

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