A severe road accident occurred near the renowned religious shrine of Pir Nigah in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday morning. A truck packed with pilgrims lost control and plunged off the road into a deep gorge, resulting in injuries to more than fifty individuals. The victims of this mishap include women and children from various age groups who had traveled to the site for pilgrimage.
According to the details, all the affected devotees hail from Indri in the Karnal district of Haryana. They had arrived at the prominent northern pilgrimage destination to offer prayers. Accompanied by their relatives, groups of travelers from Panipat, Fatehabad, and other parts of Haryana had reached Pir Nigah in a convoy on Sunday.
After completing their religious rituals and organizing a community feast at Pir Nigah, the group set off toward the shrine of Mata Naina Devi early Tuesday morning. When they were merely two kilometers away from the Pir Nigah temple, the vehicle carrying them veered out of control and careened into the ravine below, injuring around fifty passengers severely.
Emergency response efforts were initiated immediately following the crash. The injured were swiftly transported via ambulances to the regional hospital in Una. Due to the critical condition of several victims, medical personnel referred them to PGI Chandigarh for advanced treatment immediately after providing initial first aid.
