Car skids off road in Shimla, five killed
January 21st, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Shimla, Jan 21 (IANS) Five people were killed in this Himachal Pradesh capital Saturday when their car skidded off the road and rolled down a 1,000-ft-deep gorge.
Police said the cause of the accident is believed to be slippery road due to snow.
“The bodies have been recovered but the car wreckage is yet be retrieved,” a police official told IANS. The victims, in the age group of 24 to 32, belonged to Shimla and Theog towns. Some passersby noticed the car in the gorge at Tutikandi.
- 17 labourers killed in Himachal accident - Feb 14, 2012
- 17 labourers killed in Himachal accident (Lead) - Feb 14, 2012
- Ten killed in Himachal accident - Apr 04, 2011
- Seven killed in Himachal accident (Lead) - Mar 09, 2011
- Himachal Congress chief injured in accident - Dec 06, 2011
- Himachal accident toll rises to 15 (Lead) - Jan 13, 2012
- 43 killed in Himachal accidents - Mar 03, 2011
- Bus rolls down Himachal gorge, 24 killed (Second Lead) - Aug 19, 2010
- 15 Ladakh artists killed in Himachal bus accident - Aug 15, 2011
- Five killed in Himachal accident - Aug 20, 2010
- 19 killed as bus falls into gorge in Himachal (Lead) - Aug 19, 2010
- Six die in Himachal accident - Mar 09, 2011
- 12 killed in Himachal as bus rolls down into gorge - Aug 19, 2010
- 11 Delhi residents killed in Himachal accident - May 16, 2011
- 27 killed in Himachal bus accident - Oct 25, 2011
Tags: age group, car skids, deep gorge, himachal pradesh, jan 21, passersby, police official, shimla, slippery road, theog, wreckage
