Himachal Pradesh: Seven dead, one injured as vehicle falls into rivulet in Mandi district
The vehicle was on its way to Sundernagar from Mandi when it fell into Suketi Khud (rivulet) at Pulghrat.
At least seven people were killed and one injured after a vehicle that they were travelling in fell into a rivulet in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Monday, PTI reported.
The vehicle was on its way to Sundernagar from Mandi when it fell into Suketi Khud (rivulet) at Pulghrat, Mandi Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri told PTI.
Six people died on the spot, while two people who were injured were taken to a zonal hospital, where one of them succumbed to his injuries, Agnihotri said, adding that all the passengers were labourers from Bihar.
The police have registered a case under IPC sections 279 (rash driving), 338 (causing grievous hurt to any person) and 304A (causing death by negligence).
Himachal Pradesh: Seven killed, one injured after a vehicle fell down in Suketi Khad water stream near Pullghrat area of Mandi district at around 3 am today pic.twitter.com/aGXB40GXny
— ANI (@ANI) November 16, 2020
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the incident.
हिमाचल प्रदेश के मंडी में हुई सड़क दुर्घटना के बारे में जानकर गहरा दुख हुआ है। स्थानीय प्रशासन द्वारा प्रभावित लोगों की मदद के लिए आवश्यक कदम उठाए जा रहे हैं। शोक संतप्त परिवारों के प्रति मेरी संवेदनाएँ। मैं घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूँ ।
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 16, 2020
हिमाचल प्रदेश के मंडी में सड़क हादसे की खबर से अत्यंत दुख हुआ है। सरकार राहत और बचाव कार्य में जुटी हुई है। इस दुर्घटना में मृतकों के परिजनों के प्रति गहरी संवेदना प्रकट करता हूं और घायलों के जल्द स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं : PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 16, 2020