Pickup Truck Plunges Into Gorge In Himachal, Leaving 4 Pilgrims From Punjab Dead, 25 Injured

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A woman died on the spot.

Pickup Truck Plunges Into Gorge In Himachal, Leaving 4 Pilgrims From Punjab Dead, 25 Injured

Pickup Truck Accident Himachal, kills 4 Pilgrims returning to Moga, Punjab, Latest News

Four people from Punjab were killed while around 25 others got injured when a pickup truck, they were travelling in, plunged into a deep gorge near Jadrangal in Kangra district, PTI reported, citing police said on Friday.

The vehicle was carrying pilgrims who were returning to Punjab's Moga from the Mata Chamunda Devi temple in Kangra when it lost control on the Chamunda-Dharamshala road near Ikku Mod and fell into the gorge, Police said, according to the report.
A woman died on the spot, while others sustained injuries. Police reached the spot upon receiving information and initiated rescue operations.

The injured were taken to Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College and Hospital, Tanda, where three others succumbed to their injuries. The rest are receiving treatment in the hospital.

Kiran (35), Sukhjinder Singh (35), Jagsir Singh (38), and Paramjeet Kaur (35), all residents of Bhagike village in Moga district, died in the accident.

A case has been registered and further investigations are underway.

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