In a tragic incident, 12 children travelling in an SUV died on the State’s foundation day in Chamba district when their vehicle slipped and fell into a deep gorge.
The vehicle fell into Kuthar Nalla at Palani village in Chamba district. Children were between the age group of 14 and 18 years.
The accident took place at 9 pm on Sunday. The children were returning after playing a cricket match in a Bolero Camper. “Their vehicle was travelling on the narrow road, skidded on a sharp turn and fell into the gorge. All the passengers of the SUV died on the spot,” said Chamba SP BM Sharma.
local villagers along with teams from PWD department and police personnel had to do a Herculean task in pulling up the bodies from the gorge which is said to be more than 100 feet deep and narrow. “After identification of the bodies and autopsy, bodies were handed over to the family members,” said Sharma.
Meanwhile, Governor Urmilla Singh and CM Virbhadra Singh who were at Kullu for State level function of Himachal Day directed the district administration to provide immediate relief to the aggrieved families.