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IAF Sergeant among 2 killed as car plunges into khud near Bir-Billing
Police said that they initiated an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.
As locals immediately alerted the police, a rescue team reached the site, retrieved the injured from the khud and rushed them to a nearby hospital. (File)
An Indian Air Force Sergeant was among two men killed, and two others suffered injuries when the car they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a khud at the world-famous Bir Billing paragliding site in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, police said.
Police identified the victims as Sergeant Naveen Chand of Malnu Bhavarna village and Rajeev Thakur of Saloha Naina Devi village, and the injured as Akshya Kumar and Mohit Kumar.
A police officer said, “The Sergeant had come to his house on leave, while Rajeev Thakur’s kin said that he was to marry next month. A case was registered, and the police started an investigation.”
Preliminary investigations suggest the car driver lost control over the vehicle near the paragliding take-off site and plunged into a khud, killing two occupants on the spot and critically injuring two others. police said. “Overspeeding or poor visibility at night may have led to the mishap.
As locals immediately alerted the police, a rescue team reached the site, retrieved the injured from the khud and rushed them to a nearby hospital.
Police said that they initiated an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.
Preliminary information suggests that overspeeding or poor visibility at night may have led to the mishap. Further details were awaited.
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