Himachal Pradesh: Two separate road accidents leave six dead

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Six people were killed while four others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents in Himachal Pradesh, police said on Friday, reported PTI.

They said five people were killed and four were injured as their vehicle fell into a deep gorge near Khushala on the Sundernagar-Karsog road in Mandi district late on Thursday night.

The occupants of the vehicle were returning to their homes after visiting Kamrunag temple when the accident took place.

Preliminary investigations pointed out that the driver lost control over the vehicle, police said, adding the injured driver fled from the spot.

The deceased was identified as Lala Ram (50), Roop Lal (55), Sunil Kumar (35), Gobind Ram (60) and Mohna (55), all residents of Sundernagar.

In another accident, Rakesh Kumar (32) died as his vehicle fell into a gorge on Kumarsain¿Kirti Link road in Kumarsain tehsil of Shimla district on Thursday night.
Thirty-two people have died in road accidents in the state this monsoon season.

In a separate accident on July 11, seven people died and several others were injured when a bus carrying a marriage party fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district, police said, reported news agency PTI.

In a separate incident, in May, in a heart-wrenching incident, six women labourers lost their lives while another six sustained injuries when the autorickshaw they were travelling in collided with a speeding truck in a village located in Palnadu district. The unfortunate mishap took place during the early hours, as the women, who hailed from a neighboring region, were en route to Pulipadu village in Palnadu district to participate in the chilli harvesting activities. According to Gurajala Sub-Divisional Police Officer A. Pallapu Raju, the incident occurred at approximately 4:42 am when an overloaded truck, loaded with lemons and heading towards Lucknow from Guduru, collided with the autorickshaw. The injured victims were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital in Miriyalaguda, located in the neighboring state of Telangana. They are currently receiving necessary medical treatment to aid their recovery, as confirmed by the authorities.

With PTI inputs