Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Two Killed After Vehicle Plunges Into Gorge In Chamba
Two men from Bharmaur were traveling in a vehicle on Thursday night.
They had gone to a petrol pump in Lahal to refuel.
While returning, the vehicle went off the road near Dinka Ghar.
It fell into a deep gorge.
The men could not be reached by phone, so their families and friends searched for them.
Local people found the damaged vehicle and helped recover the men.
Doctors at Civil Hospital Bharmour declared both men dead.
Police took the vehicle and are investigating what caused the crash.
Ravinder Kumar, 39, and Vishal Kumar, 32, died after their vehicle plunged into a gorge in Chamba district.
The crash occurred Thursday night near Dinka Ghar on the Bharmour-Pathankot highway.
The men had reportedly traveled by taxi to a petrol pump in Lahal before heading back toward Bharmour.
Family members and acquaintances began searching after the men failed to return and could not be reached by phone.
Locals recovered the wrecked vehicle and took both men to Civil Hospital Bharmour, where doctors declared them dead; police are investigating.
- Who
- Ravinder Kumar, 39, and Vishal Kumar, 32, both residents of Bharmaur in Chamba district, were killed.
- What
- The vehicle carrying the two men plunged into a gorge and crashed.
- When
- The incident occurred Thursday night; the deaths were reported on Friday.
- Where
- Near Dinka Ghar on the Bharmour-Pathankot highway in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.
- Why
- The cause is under investigation; the report says the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle.
- Deaths
- 2
- Deceased
- Ravinder Kumar, 39; Vishal Kumar, 32
- Incident timing
- Thursday night
- Location
- Near Dinka Ghar, Bharmour-Pathankot highway
- District and state
- Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh
- Recovery site
- A gorge below the road
- Investigation
- Chamba police seized the wrecked vehicle and are investigating