Five of Family Among 7 Killed in Twin Himachal Road Mishaps
Police said the family was taking a one-year-old child for treatment when the vehicle plunged into a gorge and an investigation is underway.
- On Monday night, five family members died when their vehicle plunged into a 400-metre gorge on the Bharmaur-Pathankot state highway in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district.
- Their vehicle skidded off the road amid heavy rainfall and poor visibility; preliminary reports suggest the driver lost control during the monsoon conditions.
- Officials identified the victims as Bachan Singh, Ripan Kumar, Rimpy Devi, niece Keerti, and their three-month-old child; all were residents of Gehra village in Chamba.
- Bodies were sent to Dalhousie hospital for postmortem after police and rescue teams immediately arrived at the remote scene; Superintendent of Police Vijay Saklani confirmed an investigation is underway.
- Widespread heavy rain lashed Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 hours, shutting 134 roads as authorities appealed to the public to drive with extreme caution on hilly roads.
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Five of a Family Killed as Vehicle Plunges into Gorge in Himachal's Chamba
Five members of a family, including a one-year-old child, were killed after their car plunged into a deep gorge on the Bharmaur-Pathankot highway in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Chamba Road Accident: Five members of a family died in a tragic road accident on Tuesday near Lahad in Banikhet on the Pathankot-Chamba National Highway in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
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