1 killed as car veers off road in Rampur

One person was killed and another injured after their car (HP 27 A 3990) plunged nearly 70 metres off the road in the Rampur subdivision of Shimla district. The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old Karma Dorje, son of Chattar Singh from Nako village in Kinnaur. The injured, 19-year-old Tenzin Negi, son of Dhava Sidhe and a resident of Pooh, Kinnaur, is undergoing treatment.

The police said the accident occurred late Friday night when the two had stepped out for a drive from Bhadrash after dinner and were heading towards the Rohru side. As the vehicle approached a sharp bend near Khanash Dhar, Dorje, who was at the wheel, reportedly lost control, sending the car veering off the road. Dorje died on the spot, while Negi sustained injuries.

A police team reached the site promptly after receiving the alert, rescued the injured youth and recovered Dorje’s body. Negi was shifted to the Mahatma Gandhi Medical Services Complex, Khaneri, where he is admitted.

Rampur SDPO Naresh Sharma said a case under Sections 281, 125(a) and 106(1) of the BNS, 2023, has been registered at Rampur Police Station. He said both youths had come to attend the International Lavi Fair and were staying at a hotel in Bhadrash.