BRO personnel saves two in HP

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 19:01 [IST]

Shimla, Mar 2 (UNI) Project Deepak personnel of the Border Road Organisation (BRO) saved the lives of two people after their vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down the hill here last night, police sources today said.

The accident occurred near Chaura Maidan here at about 2115 hrs when the gypsy was on its way from Boileauganj to Vidhan Sabha.

The sources said two BRO personnel after hearing the noise of the vehicle rolling down rushed towards the site and extricated two people trapped inside and informed the local police.

The injured were taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) here where the doctors described their condition stable, they said.

The accident occurred due to poor visibility and snow, the sources said, adding that a case has been registered and investigations were on.

UNI

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