A potentially fatal accident was averted near the popular hill town of Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh when a tourist van carrying several passengers lost control and started rolling down a steep slope.
The vehicle narrowly escaped falling into a deep ravine after hitting a roadside tree which eventually stopped its descent. The immediate action of local residents and nearby tourists helped to save all the passengers from the accident site.
A video posted on social media shows tense reactions leading up to the incident. In the video, a group of women can be seen getting into a van that was parked on a slope on the road. However, the vehicle suddenly reverses, causing commotion among the passengers. The women lose their balance and struggle to get out of the van as it moves backwards.
Four women manage to remain standing, including one whose scarf briefly gets caught in the door. However, the other two fell heavily on the road. Another woman slipped and slid down the slope while trying to jump out, while another hit her head on a door, fell out and is seen going down moments before the van hits a tree and comes to a stop.
The video also shows bystanders rushing to help and pulling the two women who fell down the slope back to safety. Fortunately, there were no fatalities in the incident.
A popular holiday destination, Dalhousie is located in Chamba district and attracts thousands of tourists every year due to its colonial buildings, mountains, pine forests and cool climate.
Two tourists from Goa were killed when a car collided with a truck in Maharashtra
In another incident, two tourists from Goa were killed last week after their car collided with a mini truck at Lonavala hill station in Maharashtra.
The victims were part of a group of 14 people from Goa who had come to Lonavala in Pune district for a picnic, police said.
A speeding car carrying two victims collided head-on with a truck near Lion’s Point in the hill station, police added.
The deceased have been identified as Yogesh Sutar (21) and Mayur Vengurlekar (24), both residents of Mapusa in Goa.
