3 killed, 10 injured as vehicle rolls down gorge in Himachal’s Chamba
Driver, who reportedly lost control while negotiating a sharp bend, abandoned vehicle after accident and is absconding.
Three people
people were killed and 10 injured after their vehicle veered off the Bharmani-Bharmour Mata road and rolled down a gorge in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
They were headed to Manimahesh on a pilgrimage when the accident took place around 9am at Kaloti, 65km from Chamba town, according to a Bharmour police official.
Officials said there were 13 occupants of the Tata Sumo.
Initial reports indicate that the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp curve. Officials said that the driver abandoned the vehicle after the accident and is absconding.
Local residents who heard the crash quickly rushed to the site and began a rescue operation. An emergency team, including police and home guard personnel, also arrived promptly.
The injured were taken to the civil hospital at Bharmour, while those in a more serious condition were transferred to the medical college and hospital in Chamba. Four of the injured are in a critical condition.
A woman, meanwhile, was killed and three others were injured after their car plunged into a ditch near Chaura on the Kunnu-Kufri road in Mandi district late on Tuesday night.
The victims were travelling from Kunnu to Kufri. As they approached Chaura, the vehicle veered off the road and fell into a ditch. The injured were rushed to Zonal Hospital Mandi, but the woman succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.
