Mandi
A Maruti car fell into a deep gorge at Varadhan in Chauharghati of Mandi district. In this accident, 5 passengers died on the spot. The incident took place late at night on Saturday. ” All the occupants of the car are residents of the village. They had gone to attend a wedding in Barot. The accident took place when he was returning home in the evening. The information was received on Sunday morning. When a shepherd saw the car fall into the fields about 700 meters below the road. He gave this information to the villagers immediately. Panchayat officials rushed to the spot and informed the police about the incident.
Police reached the spot and started a rescue operation with the help of locals. The deceased have been identified as Rajesh, Gangu, Karna, Sagar and Ajay. One is a 16-year-old boy, and the other four are aged between 25 and 30. The tragic incident has cast a pall of gloom over the entire state.
The police have sent all the bodies to Gandhi Hospital for postmortem. After post-mortem the body will be handed over to the relatives. Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Sakshi Verma said a case has been registered and police have launched a rescue operation with the help of villagers to retrieve the bodies. The cause of the accident will be investigated.
