Seven labourers from Bihar were killed when a vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a rivulet in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Monday.The driver of the vehicle was injured and is undergoing treatment in the Zonal Hospital in Mandi.
The accident occurred around 2:30 am when the victims were coming from Ludhiana city in Punjab.“The Mahindra pickup vehicle was on its way to Sundernagar from Mandi when it fell into Suketi Khud (rivulet) at Pulghrat,” said Mandi Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri while talking to the mediapersons.Six people died on the spot, while two injured were taken to a zonal hospital where one of them succumbed to his injuries. All the passengers were labourers from Bihar, Agnihotri said.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed their grief and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family members.
In a tweet, President Kovind wished a speedy recovery to the injured while expressing grief over the loss of lives. “I am deeply saddened to learn about the road accident in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Necessary steps are being taken by the local administration to help the affected people. My condolences to the bereaved families. I wish a speedy recovery to the injured (sic),” he said.