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Two die as truck falls into gorge on Manali-Leh highway
Prima facie the driver lost control of the truck
Published on: Oct 28, 2019, 23:23:05 IST
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Two persons were killed after a truck fell into a gorge near Rahni nullah on the Manali-Leh highway on Sunday, police said.
Prima facie the driver lost control of the truck. The deceased were identified as driver Tikesh Kumar,24, a resident of Karsog in Mandi district and Dinesh Bhardwaj,48, a resident of Sundernagar in Mandi district. They were on their way to Lahaul from Manali.
The duo died on the spot and their bodies were taken to the civil hospital in Manali for postmortem. Later, the bodies were handed over to their families.
