Public road accident
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Event title
India - Himachal Tragedy: 3 Killed, 26 Injured as Devotees’ Tractor-Trolley Falls into Gorge in Kangra
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Event date (UTC)
2026-04-10 19:33:42
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2026-04-10 19:33:42
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National Highway-503, Dhaliara, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh
A tractor-trolley carrying devotees from Punjab overturned and plunged into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra on Friday, killing three and injuring 26 others, police said. The accident occurred in the vicinity of Radha Swami Satsang Ghar near Dhaliyara on the National Highway-503 (Dharamshala-Mubarakpur Kiratpur road) in Kangra on Friday afternoon, they said. The vehicle, with 35 devotees from Punjab on board, was en route to Jwalamukhi Temple from Chintpurni Temple when the driver lost control over the vehicle on a hilly stretch.
Dehra Superintendent of Police Mayank Chaudhary said police teams rushed to the spot immediately after receiving information and launched rescue operations with the help of local residents. The injured were promptly shifted to Civil Hospital in Dehra, he said, adding that upon arrival at the hospital, three people were declared dead.
The deceased are yet to be identified.