Bilaspur: A disturbing video surfaced from Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur, where a speeding car skidded off the road amid heavy rains in the state on Wednesday. The Incident was recorded on CCTV, and the video soon went viral on social media.
The video shows a vehicle, which seems to be a Mahindra SUV, ramming into the railing on the side of the road. It could be seen in the viral visuals that the car flipped before hitting the railing. It got stuck in the trees along the roadside.
Video Of The Incident:
It is not known whether the driver of the car sustained injuries. The exact reason for the accident was not known. However, some reports claimed that the driver lost control due to the wet road amid heavy rainfall in the area.
Himachal Pradesh Rains:
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a weather warning at 6:30 AM today, forecasting light to moderate rainfall at most places in Himachal Pradesh, with a few spells of intense to very intense rainfall likely in the districts of Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, and Mandi over the next 3 to 4 hours.
Additionally, light to moderate rainfall is expected at many places in Chamba, Kangra, Hamirpur, Una, Lahul and Spiti, Kinnaur, and Kullu districts.
Heavy and continuous rainfall has disrupted normal life in Shimla, leading to the closure of most educational institutions in the district.
Meanwhile, a cloudburst was also reported in the Kinnaur district of the state. The Kailah yatra has also been suspended.
Himachal Pradesh has reported a total of 194 deaths and a cumulative loss of over Rs 1,85,251.98 lakh during the monsoon season from June 20 to August 5 this year, according to a report by the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
