New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the death of seven people in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district in wee hours today.
“News of a road accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi has caused immense grief. Govt is involved in relief and rescue operations. I express my deepest condolences to the families of the dead,” PMO tweeted in Hindi, quoting PM Modi.
हिमाचल प्रदेश के मंडी में सड़क हादसे की खबर से अत्यंत दुख हुआ है। सरकार राहत और बचाव कार्य में जुटी हुई है। इस दुर्घटना में मृतकों के परिजनों के प्रति गहरी संवेदना प्रकट करता हूं और घायलों के जल्द स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं : PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 16, 2020
Reportedly, at least seven people were killed and one suffered serious injuries after a vehicle fell down from a bridge in Suketi Khad water stream near Pullghrat area of Mandi district at around 3 am today.
The victims were from Bihar who were coming to Himachal’s Mandi district to work as labourers.
Meanwhile, the district police have registered a case under IPC sections 279 (rash driving), 338 (causing grievous hurt to any person) and 304 A (causing death by negligence).
-RJV
