A major accident took place on the Pangi-Udaipur road of Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh. Here 13 people died when a rock fell on a Tata Sumo vehicle. At the same time, two people have been injured. Lahaul Spiti Police has confirmed the accident. At present, the team of Lahaul Spiti Police has left for the spot. According to the information, this incident happened near Kudunala, about 60-70 km from Lahaul Valley. Big rocks fell from the hill on the moving Tata Sumo. One person has been pulled out from the debris in injured condition.
Bharmour MLA Janak Raj said that we have requested Chamba and Lahaul Spiti District Magistrate to speed up the relief operations and police and rescue teams have left for the spot. According to the information, the victims of the accident were residents of Chamba. The accident happened near Kadu Nala on Udaipur-Killar road. Here, due to sudden crack in the hill, the taxi going from Kullu to Pangi got buried under the debris. One injured person has been evacuated safely, while police and rescue teams are carrying out operations to search for other passengers.
Passengers left as soon as the road opened
The Udaipur-Killar road was closed a day ago due to landslides. For this reason, all the passengers in the taxi were stopped at Tindi. After the road was restored on Friday, the vehicle left towards Pangi, but suddenly a large part of the hill near Kadu drain collapsed and the taxi got hit by it.
One injured was evacuated, search for the rest continues
So far, the rescue team has pulled out one person in injured condition from the debris. The injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment. The search for other passengers is ongoing and the work of removing debris is being carried out at a rapid pace. At present, the administration has confirmed the incident and said that clear information about the number of passengers and casualties will be given only after the rescue operation is completed. Earlier in Chamba too, a truck had hung over an 800 meter deep ditch, but due to the wisdom of the driver, the accident was averted.
(Report by Subhash Mahajan and Kapil Thakur from Chamba)
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