A private bus fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Monday, leaving 16 people, including school children, dead, a senior official said.

Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg said the Sainj-bound bus fell into the gorge near Jangla village at around 8.30am.

District officials and rescue teams had reached the spot, he said, adding the injured were being taken to a nearby hospital.

Details are awaited.