Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his condolences to the families of those who died in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district after a tourist vehicle fell into a gorge. Stating that the incident is “very sad”, PM Modi said that “all possible help is being provided to the injured”.
“The incident of a tourist vehicle falling into a ditch in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh is very sad. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their loved ones in this accident. Along with this, all possible help is being provided to the injured. I wish him a speedy recovery,” he wrote on Twitter.
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At least seven tourists died and around 10 suffered injuries after a tourist vehicle fell into a gorge in Kullu. The accident took place at around 8:30 pm on National Highway-305. According to the deputy commissioner of Kullu district Ashutosh Garg, 17 people were travelling in the vehicle including the driver.
{{/usCountry}}At least seven tourists died and around 10 suffered injuries after a tourist vehicle fell into a gorge in Kullu. The accident took place at around 8:30 pm on National Highway-305. According to the deputy commissioner of Kullu district Ashutosh Garg, 17 people were travelling in the vehicle including the driver.
{{/usCountry}}"As per the initial report, there were 17 people travelling in the vehicle including the driver. Police, home guards, and local administration teams have reached the spot. Some of them are feared dead and the priority is to save the lives and rescue the injured," Garg was quoted as saying by the news agency ANI.
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According to the police, out of the total injured persons - five have been shifted to Zonal hospital at Kullu and five are under treatment at Banjar in a local hospital.
People involved in the accident came from various states, including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana, said local BJP MLA Surender Shourie. The process to identify the victims is going on. Shourie streamed a video on Facebook at 12.45 am on Monday, informing people about the accident.