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Tragedy Strikes: Three Family Members Killed in Shimla Car-Bus Collision
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News18•24-09-2026, 20:00
Tragedy Strikes: Three Family Members Killed in Shimla Car-Bus Collision
- •Three members of a family, an elderly woman and a couple, died in a head-on collision between their car and a Haryana roadways bus near Ghandal, Shimla.
- •The deceased were identified as Dayanand, his wife Hemlata, and his mother Vidyadevi, residents of Arki in Solan district.
- •Their son, Manish, sustained injuries in the accident, which occurred on National Highway-205 near Gandhal, approximately 20 km from Shimla city.
- •Two individuals died at the scene, while another was declared brought dead at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Shimla.
- •Police have registered a case under sections 281, 125(a), and 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and an investigation is ongoing.
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The fatal accident occurred when a car carrying a family collided head-on with a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus traveling from Bagipul towards Shimla near Ghandal on National Highway-205.
Three members of a family from Arki in Solan district—Dayanand, his wife Hemlata, and his mother Vidyadevi—were killed in the crash, while Dayanand's son Manish sustained injuries.
Shimla’s Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh confirmed that a case under sections 281, 125(a), and 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered, and an investigation is currently underway.