Eight killed in three road accidents in Himachal

Three women among the dead; all mishaps caused by vehicles skidding off the road into gorge

Shimla:

The accident took place on Thursday evening when the victims were travelling from Kyaravi to Riyoghati village and the driver lost control of the vehicle near their destination. (HT file photo)

Eight people were killed in three road accidents in Himachal Pradesh, police said on Friday.

Three women were killed when their car fell into a 300-foot gorge in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district.

Sodha Devi, 78, a resident of Sainj village in Kotkhai, Ishvari Devi, 45, of Pujeli village in Kotkhai, and Bimla Devi, 39, of Dhar village, also in Kotkhai, died on the spot. Bimla Devi’s husband Dev Raj, 45, who was driving the car survived with injuries.

The accident took place on Thursday evening when they were travelling from Kyaravi to Riyoghati village and Dev Raj lost control of the vehicle near their destination.

Local residents informed the police. The injured was rushed to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla.

Shimla superintendent of police Omapati Jamwal said a case was registered.

In another accident, four people were killed in Kinnaur district when their vehicle skid and fell into a 150-foot gorge on Thursday evening. Kinnaur SP SR Rana said the accident took place when they were headed from Reckong Peo to Lippa village and the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a bend.

In yet another accident, Ajay Kumar, 32, died when his vehicle skidded and fell into a 200-foot gorge near Maniyoh village in Dharampur sub division of Mandi district Thursday night.