5 dead as vehicle falls into gorge in Kotkhai
Shimla, Sept. 16 -- Five persons, including a woman, were killed after a vehicle they were travelling in rolled down a gorge in Kotkhai area of Shimla district, police said on Monday. Four persons died on the spot while another succumbed while being taken to a hospital. As per the police, Joginder Singh, along with Nepali labourers Rajesh Bisht and Ekendra Shahi, died on the spot. Four others-Nav Bahadur, Sajan, Laxmi and Dil Bahadur Shahi-were rushed to the CHC, Kotkhai. During treatment, Laxmi succumbed to her injuries, while Dil Bahadur died later at IGMC Shimla while two were discharged from the hospital after treatment. A case has been registered at the Kotkhai police station under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri and education minister Rohit Thakur expressed grief. htc...
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