New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
Wishing speedy recovery of the injured, PM Modi said all possible assistance is being provided to the injured.
“The incident of a tourist vehicle falling into a ditch in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh is very sad. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their loved ones in this accident. Along with this, all possible help is being provided to the injured. I wish them a speedy recovery,” tweeted PM Modi.
हिमाचल प्रदेश के कुल्लू में टूरिस्ट वाहन के खाई में गिरने की घटना अत्यंत दुखदायी है। इस दुर्घटना में जिन्होंने अपनों को खो दिया है, उनके परिजनों के प्रति मैं गहरी संवेदना प्रकट करता हूं। इसके साथ ही घायलों की हरसंभव मदद की जा रही है। उनके शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं: PM
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Tourist vehicle fell into deep gorge
Earlier on Sunday, as many as seven people died and ten others injured after a tourist vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district.
The accident took place in the Ghiyagi area of Banjar Valley of Kullu district at around 8:30 pm on Sunday on NH305.
Ashutosh Garg, Deputy Commissioner of Kullu District said that as per the initial report there were 17 people travelling in the vehicle including the driver, news agency ANI reports.
All the injured have been shifted to the hospital and they are under treatment. Among the ten injured, five are said to be in critical condition.
Seven people have died and 10 others are injured. Five injured have been shifted to Zonal hospital at Kullu and five are under treatment at Banjar in a local hospital, Gurdev Singh, Superintendent of Police (SP), Kullu said.
