Shimla, Sep 25 (UNI) Six people were killed after a tempo traveller fell into a deep gorge near Ghiyagi area of Aut-Luhri National Highway No-305 in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, official said on Sunday night.
The driver lost control and the vehicle fell into a deep gorge. Total 12 people were on the board. HP Kullu Superintendent Gurudev Sharma said that information has been received about the accident of the vehicle near Ghiyagi in Banjar.
As soon as the information about the accident was received, the police team reached the spot. However, due to darkness, the occupants of the vehicle could not be traced. The rescue operation team confirmed the death of six people so far.
According to the information, the tempo traveler was descending from Gilori Pass towards Ghiyagi at around 8:45 pm on Sunday night. During this, the driver lost control of the vehicle. After which the vehicle fell into a deep gorge. Hearing the sound of the accident, the people around gave information to the police-administration.
After getting the information, the police-administration team left for the spot. The bodies of six tourists have been recovered so far by the people involved in the rescue operation. Due to the darkness in the ditch, it is difficult to trace the victims of the accident. Rescue operation was on.
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