Six labourers from Waltangoo area of Kund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district were killed and as many sustained injuries when their vehicle fell into a gorge near Sunni in Shimla district on Monday morning, sources said.
The mishap took place at Kararghat, about 35 km from here, when the driver of the ill-fated pickup truck lost control of the vehicle.
Six labourers died on the spot while The injured are undergoing treatment at the Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital (IGMCH).
The deceased were identified as Farid (24), Gulab (43), Sahbir (19), Talib (23), Gulzar (30), and Mustak (30), Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told.
The injured included Ranjit, who was driving the vehicle, Aslam, Talib Hussain, Akash Kumar, Ajay Thakur, and Manjoor, police said.
A case has been registered and investigations are on, he added.