Shimla, February 14 Four people, including a woman and her son, were killed and another sustained serious injuries when their car plunged into a deep gorge in Kinnaur, police said on Saturday.
A rescue team, along with locals, rushed to the spot near Jani village, where they recovered the bodies and rescued the injured person, they said.
The police said they received information about the accident around 9.20 am. Kinnaur Superintendent of Police (SP) Sushil Kumar said that four out of five occupants died on the spot, while one person remains in critical condition.
Kirshna (42), her son Himesh Kumar (19), Sushma (47) and Inder Lal (30) died in the accident. Vidya Krishan (32) was taken to JSW Hospital in Tapri for treatment of her injuries. All of them were from Jani village in Kinnaur district.
Post-mortem report has been ordered and police have registered a case in the matter.
Expressing deep sorrow over the accident, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the district administration to provide all possible assistance to the next of kin of the deceased and best treatment to the injured person.
In a statement issued here, Sukhu prayed to the almighty to give peace to the departed souls and strength to the bereaved families to bear the irreparable loss.
