Shimla, Sep 22 (UNI) Twelve persons including four women and three others succumbed to injuries in two separate accidents here on Saturday.
Police said that a tempo traveller carrying about 13 passengers, rolled down deep into gorge at Sanail near Kuddo of Jubbal in the district.
Nine people died on the spot while another succumbed on the way to hospital. The wreckage of the ill fated vehicle after the impact spilled apart and deformed causing most of casualties.
The vehicle was was carrying the victims to Tunni of Uttrakhand from Hortkoti when
the mishap occurred
Deceased includes most of relatives and members of two families including four women .
identified as Manoj (35)son of Dharmdas Village Chonri of Jubbal, Matwar Singh(48) son of
Bhajan Dass village Nadla of Chirgaon, Basanti Devi((40) wife of Matwar Singh, Munish(24)
son of Matwar Singh Utar Singh(44) son of Bhajan Dass, Munna Devi( 38) wife of Uttar Singh,
Prem Singh (38) son of Kishan Dass Village Dhara of Rohru, Poonam(28) wife of Prem Singh
and Bitu (42) of village Nadla . One is yet to identified.
In another mishap two workers from Uttrakhand and Nepal were buried under the rubbles of a caving in retaining wall at Bafadchalal village under Chirgaon in the district on Saturday.
Reports arriving here said that one of the deceased was identified as Manoj Singh Bisht and another person between 35 to 45 yrs of age is yet to be identified.
Both of them came under the spate of caving in retaining wall and declared brought dead at Sandasu hospital in Chirgaon Tehsil of this district.
The deceased were unloading concretes chips from a vehicle when mishap occurred. Heavy rainfall in the state is wrecking havoc in the area. Report coming here said that rain will continue till 0200 hrs on Friday night and Rohru bus terminus has been flooded by the rising of in-spate Shikadi khud.
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