Six killed as tree falls on automobiles close to Manikaran Gurdwara in Himachal

Folks collect close to the location of accident after a tree fell on automobiles resulting from robust winds in Manikaran, in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
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Six individuals, together with 4 vacationers, had been killed and a number of other injured after an enormous tree acquired uprooted following a storm in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district and fell on a number of automobiles close to Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib on Sunday (March 30, 2025), officers mentioned.

Medical groups, police and income officers are current on the spot and coordinating the rescue and aid operations, Kullu Sub Divisional Justice of the Peace Vikas Shukla informed reporters on the spot.

Amongst these killed had been Jammu and Kashmir resident Reena, who was working in Manikaran, Sameer, a local of Nepal working within the BRO workplace in Manali, and 4 vacationers — Varsini from Bangalore and Dhinta, Manish and Gulshan — the scholars of Haryana Faculty of Regional Advertising and marketing, mentioned Tehsildar Hari Singh Yadav.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Chief of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur have expressed deep grief over the incident.

Congress MLA from Kullu Sunder Singh Thakur mentioned six individuals had been killed when a tree reverse the Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib fell on automobiles parked on the street.

The injured have been recognized as Bangalore resident Ramesh, his spouse Pallavi and son Bhargav; Haryana’s Prachi and Vikram Aacharya and his spouse Tumpa Aacharya, they mentioned.

Aacharya, who’s from Assam, mentioned the incident occurred round 4:30 when he was ready for a car alongside along with his relations.

“We had come on Kullu-Manali journey. It was not a landslide and every part occurred so shortly that we couldn’t perceive what occurred,” he added.

The injured have been shifted to a Kullu hospital and are out of hazard, the officers mentioned.

The Chief Minister has directed the district administration to increase all attainable help to the victims and their households. He has additionally instructed them to make sure the absolute best medical remedy to the injured.

In the meantime, movies of the incident are being shared on social media platforms wherein individuals are heard saying that no assist reached the spot within the first hour.