Mandi (HP) February 15 Three men died and one sustained critical injuries when a pick-up jeep they were travelling in allegedly plunged into a 100-meter gorge here, police said on Sunday.
The jeep was on its way from Silibagi to Lambathach when it crashed near Badamod in the Seraj assembly constituency of Mandi district at around 4 am.
According to police, the deceased were identified as Hardik Thakur, Ishan Thakur, and Sunil Kumar, all residents of Mandi. Khushal Singh, who sustained serious injuries, was rushed to a local hospital.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, and a post-mortem is being conducted, the police added.