Nahan (HP), Apr 4 (PTI) Two people were killed, and another received serious injuries after their car plunged into a deep gorge near Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district on Saturday morning, police said.
The victims were on their way to Baddi in Solan district from Kupvi in Shimla district when the tragedy struck near Charna village of Noharadhar area under Sangrah sub-division of Sirmaur, about 110 km from here.
According to Sangrah police, a total of three persons were travelling in the vehicle, which lost control and plunged into a deep gorge around 3 am on Saturday.
Superintendent of Police Sirmour district, Nishchit Singh Negi, said that two of the passengers died on the spot and the driver was seriously injured. Upon receiving information, police reached the spot and retrieved the bodies from the gorge.
The driver, Vipin Kumar, was rushed to a hospital.
The deceased have been identified as Gulshan, a resident of Jharkhand, and Naresh Kumar, a resident of Shimla.
The bodies have been transported to the Civil Hospital, Rajgarh, for a post-mortem examination, the officer said.
He said that the Sangrah police have registered an FIR and an investigation is underway. PTI COR BPL HIG HIG
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