Shimla road accident kills five people near Rohru

A vehicle plunged into a deep gorge near Daroti village in the Rohru subdivision of Shimla district on Saturday morning, resulting in five deaths and one serious injury. The accident occurred around 8:30 AM near Panu Nala on the Daroti contact road.

The deceased include a local resident, Kushal, and his mother, Kalpana Devi. Three Nepali laborers, identified as Nirmala, Meena, and Roshni, also lost their lives. Kushal was reportedly transporting the laborers to fields for grass-cutting work when the vehicle became uncontrollable and fell into the gorge.

The sole survivor was rushed to a local hospital before being referred to the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) in Shimla due to the severity of his injuries. Local authorities and police have registered a case and are investigating the exact cause of the crash.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed condolences to the families, and the administration has provided immediate relief payments of 15,000 rupees to the kin of the deceased.