Four tourists from Delhi killed in road mishap in Himachal's Kullu

While the accident took place on Sunday evening, locals only found the ill-fated vehicle the next morning. The three injured persons were rushed to a community health centre in Banjar.

Four tourists, including a woman, were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a ravine in Giyagi area of Kullu district, nearly 155km from the state capital, Shimla.

While the accident took place on Sunday evening, locals only found the ill-fated vehicle the next morning. (Representative Image/HT File)

While the accident took place on Sunday evening, locals only found the ill-fated vehicle the next morning. The three injured persons were rushed to a community health centre in Banjar. Two of them were identified as Astha Bhandari, 26, of Mayur Vihar, and one Sakshi, 27.

The mishap claimed the lives of Harshiv Sehgal, 28, of Jhilmil Colony, Delhi; Vishwas Khurana, 26, of Pahar Ganj, Delhi; Saluani 27, of Mahatma Gandhi Road, Delhi; and Vinayak Panday of Zirakpur.

Superintendent of police Guru Dev Sharma said, “The ravine was 200 metres deep. There were seven occupants in the vehicle. All of them were in their 20s.” 

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