Twelve people, all belonging to a village in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba
district, were killed when a private vehicle skidded off the road and
fell into a 700-metre-deep gorge Sunday night, police officials
said. All 12 bodies were recovered early Monday from the wreckage of the
vehicle, an official told IANS.
The victims, all from Kuthar village,
were returning in a multi-utility vehicle after playing a cricket
match. Police officials said the accident occurred Sunday night in
Badgran panchayat in Bharmour subdivision, some 85 km from district
headquarters Chamba.
Eyewitnesses said the authorities had a
tough time extricating the victims from the gorge. Chamba is one of
remotest places in the state and scarcity and low frequency of passenger
buses in the district leads to overcrowding of vehicles.
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