Three dead, 17 injured after vehicle falls into gorge in Himachal
Shimla, Sep 23: A tempo traveller carrying about 20 devotees from state level Baman Sarahan fair in Sirmaur district on Sunday rolled down deep into a gorge here, killing three people and injuring 17 others.
DSP Babita Rana confirmed that the accident and said that devotees were returning home from Dwadeshi Fair of Sarhan about 75 km from this capital town when it skidded off the road near Gundal fell down in deep gorge.
Soon after the mishap rescue parties rushed to the spot immediately evacuated the bodies from the spot and carried the 17 injured to Hospital.
Insistent rain in the area hampered the rescue operation .Three persons died on the spot while number of others are reported critically injured .The cause of accident and identification of deceased is yet to be ascertained.