Archive · 12 Aug 2026
4 Killed as Vehicle Carrying Villager's Body Plunges Into Gorge
A group of neighbors in a state called Himachal Pradesh were driving home late at night.
They were taking the body of a man named Jagdish Sharma back to his village, because he had died at a hospital.
On the way, their vehicle went off the road and fell into a very deep gorge.
Four people in the vehicle were killed in the crash.
Nine other people were hurt and were taken to a hospital in Nahan.
Four of the injured people are in very serious condition.
The people who died came from two nearby villages called Arlu and Chinad.
The accident was very sad for the families and the whole community.
Four people returning from a hospital with a villager's body were killed when their vehicle plunged into a gorge near Gatlog in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district.
The accident occurred late Tuesday night while family members and villagers were bringing back the body of Jagdish Sharma, who was declared dead at Sangrah hospital after a heart attack.
The deceased were identified as Rajendra (37) and Des Raj (23) of Arlu village, and Rikhi Ram (58) and Ram Gopal (62) of Chinad village in Sirmaur district.
Nine other people were injured and were referred to the Medical College in Nahan, with four of them in critical condition.
Police reported the crash on Wednesday; the cause of the vehicle plunging into the gorge has not been stated in the articles.
- Who
- Villagers and family members transporting the body of Jagdish Sharma, who died at Sangrah hospital; the crash victims were Rajendra (37), Des Raj (23), Rikhi Ram (58) and Ram Gopal (62).
- What
- A vehicle carrying the villager's body plunged into a gorge, killing four people and injuring nine others.
- When
- Late Tuesday night; police reported it on Wednesday.
- Where
- Near Gatlog, in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
- Why
- The vehicle was bringing Jagdish Sharma's body back from Sangrah hospital to his village; the articles do not state why the vehicle plunged into the gorge.
- Fatalities
- 4
- Injured
- 9 (4 in critical condition)
- Location
- Near Gatlog, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh
- Time of accident
- Late Tuesday night
- Body being transported
- Jagdish Sharma, declared dead at Sangrah hospital after a heart attack
- Crash victims
- Rajendra (37), Des Raj (23) of Arlu; Rikhi Ram (58), Ram Gopal (62) of Chinad
- Where injured were taken
- Medical College, Nahan