Five BJP workers dead after car falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi

Five BJP workers died here Sunday when their car fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, police said.

Five BJP workers died here Sunday when their car fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, police said.

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The deceased were on their way to attend chief minister Jai Ram Thakur’s election rally at Bhatkidhar in Seraj Tehsil.

According to the police, the vehicle fell into a 300-metre-deep gorge near Bagachanogi area killing the five occupants instantly.

However, the driver of the car survived and was hospitalised with serious injuries, a police officer said, adding that the exact cause of the accident is being ascertained.