Five of a family killed in accident in Kinnaur

By Rahul Bhandari April 10, 2014 1 min read

Rekong Peo: Seven people, including five of a family from Jharkhand, were killed Thursday when their vehicle rolled down 1,200 feet near Jangi village of Rekong Peo in Kinnaur district.

The vehicle was on its way to Jangi from Lippa. The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, police clarified. The dead included three children and police had a tough time extricating the bodies stuck in a gorge.

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