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Three killed, 14 injured in accident in Kullu

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Press Trust of India Shimla/Manali
Last Updated : Nov 04 2013 | 9:40 PM IST
Three persons, including two children, were killed and fourteen others injured when their vehicle skidded off the Naggar-Barnaud road and rolled down a 500-feet deep gorge near Nagger in Kullu district.
Seven of those injured in the accident this morning are stated to be serious and are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kullu, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Uday Prakash, his three-year-old son Gopal Sagar and one-year-old Hitesh.
The occupants of the ill-fated Tata Sumo were members of a marriage party returning back home, they said.
The accident took place at the same spot where 11 persons had died on June 18 last when a Tata Sumo had rolled down the gorge.
A case has been registered and investigations are on to ascertain the cause of the accident, police said.

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First Published: Nov 04 2013 | 9:40 PM IST

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