Three killed, four seriously injured in Lahaul-Spiti road accident

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The four injured were taken to Community Health Centre in Udaipur

Lahaul-Spiti: Three people were killed on the spot and four others seriously injured after a Hyundai i20 fell off a road near Veer Mandir in Tandi, Lahaul-Spiti district, on October 19, police said.

The accident occurred at around 4 pm when the vehicle, bearing registration number HR 03P 3251, was travelling from Kuthar village in Tandi to Salgran village. The car was carrying seven people, including six residents of Salgran and one from Bhujand village, who were on their way to attend a wedding.

The accident took place  at around 4 pm when the vehicle, bearing registration number HR 03P 3251, was on its way  from Kuthar village in Tandi to Salgran village. Seven people were travelling in the car, including six residents of Salgran village and one from Bhujand village were on their way to atend to attend a wedding ceremony.

According to the information received, the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a bend on State Highway 26 near Veer Mandir in Tandi. The car fell off the road towards the bank of the Chandra-Bhaga River, resulting in the deaths of three occupants and caused serious injuries to four others.

After receiving information about the accident, police teams from Tandi Police Post and Udaipur Police Station, along with an administrative team, reached the spot.

The injured were taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Udaipur for treatment. The bodies of the deceased were being brought to CHC Udaipur for post-mortem examinations and further legal proceedings, according to the information provided.

Police are taking steps to register a case in connection with the accident. Investigators are examining the possibility of driver negligence as the cause of the incident, while efforts are under way to establish the exact circumstances that led to the crash.

Lahaul-Spiti police appealed to the public to exercise caution while driving in the hilly areas, control vehicle speed while negotiating bends and follow the traffic rules.