Shimla, Sept. 15 -- A fatal accident on the Ramnagar-Khola link road under the Kotkhai police station claimed five lives and left two others injured last night.
The accident occurred around 9 pm near Dola when a pickup vehicle (HP09C-3897), driven by Joginder Singh of Khola village, skidded off due to poor road conditions while reversing to give way to a loaded vehicle on the narrow road. The vehicle hit a group of Nepali laborers walking on the roadside and then plunged into a deep gorge.
Joginder Singh, along with Nepali laborers Rajesh Bisht and Ekendra Shahi, died on the spot. Four others, Nav Bahadur, Sajan, Laxmi, and Dil Bahadur Shahi were rushed to CHC Kotkhai. During treatment, Laxmi succumbed to her injuries, and Dil Bahadur die...