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Storm-Felled Pine Tree Crushes Car in Kullu, Killing Four Teachers

Police probe highlights wind-driven tree hazards on mountain roads.

Overview

  • A violent pre-monsoon storm Saturday snapped a hillside pine that struck a moving Bolero in Kullu’s Ani subdivision, killing four teachers and injuring three.
  • The crash occurred around 5 pm near Bali Ol on the Shamshar-Gugra road in a zone battered by strong pre-monsoon winds all week.
  • The Bolero carried six female teachers and a driver who were heading home from school.
  • Local residents pulled all seven from the ravine and sent the injured to Ani Hospital as police joined the rescue despite high winds and rain.
  • Police named the victims as Sneh Lata, Banti, Usha and Seema, with post-mortems pending before release to families.