Nine dead as car falls into river

Nine people, including a woman, were killed when a car in which they were travelling fell into river Beas near Dwada village in Mandi district, police said.

Nine people, including a woman, were killed when a car in which they were travelling fell into river Beas near Dwada village in Mandi district, police said on Saturday.

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The victims hailing from Dhaler village of Hamirpur were on their way to Manikaran in Kullu district when the mishap took place at around 0230 hours late last night, about 3-km from famous Hanogi Mata temple in Mandi, Superintendent of Police Sonal Agnihotri told PTI.

The bodies have not been recovered so far; he said, adding local divers have been pressed into service to fish out the bodies.