Punjab Newsline, Mandi, October 27-
In a tragic accident, five people died after their car plunged into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, the police said on Sunday. According to the information received, the unfortunate accident occurred in Chauharghati's Vardhan in Mandi district.
As per the police, the accident took place on Sunday night when they were returning from a wedding ceremony. Providing additional details about the accident Mandi SP Sakshi Verma said that one of the deceased among five was a minor. He was 16 years of age. The rest of the deceased were aged between 25 to 30 years old. SP Sakshi said that the bodies for post-mortem were sent for the post-mortem.
Chief Minister expresses grief over deaths in road mishap
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has expressed grief over the death of five persons in a tragic road mishap that occurred yesterday night at Lachkandi near Barot of Mandi district. The Chief Minister has extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased, stating that his thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families and assuring them of all possible support. The Chief Minister has assured all possible assistance to the bereaved families.