Three dead, 10 injured in HP

Shimla, Apr 30 (UNI) At least three people were killed and ten injured, one of them seriously, in various incidents in Himachal Pradash during the last 24 hrs, police sources said today.

Two people were killed and an equal number of people injured after their bus fell into a gorge at Karelnu Nullah, about eight km from Dalhousie in Chamba district yesterday.

According to the sources, the people were returning from a religious function when the accident occurred, killing two people, identified as Sadhu Ram, 50, and Om Prakash, 40, on the spot.

The seriously injured has been identified as Satish Kumar, 35.

Sadhu Ram's wife Laxmi Devi, 35, the sources said.

Satish has been referred to a government hospital at Pathankot, while Laxmi Devi, who suffered minor injuries was discharged after first aid.

In another accident, three members of a family were among eight injured in a road accident at Neen, about 27 kms from here, after their Qualis fell into a gorge last evening, the sources said.

The vehicle was on its way to Shoghi from Basantpur in the district when the accident occurred. The three injured have been referred to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) here.

The cause of the accident was, however, not immediately known.

A case has been registered and investigations are on.

In another incident, a Nepali labourer, identified as Sonum Lama, was killed on the spot in Luni area of Kangra district after inhaling huge quantity of air.

The incident occurred when the labourer was clearing wet soil on his clothes using a compressor and he inadvertently inhaled huge quantity of air, swelling his body into a huge mass.

Sonum's body was handed over to his relatives after post-mortem examination.

UNI