Himachal car crash: Viral teary-eyed reel of victim surfaces after car falls into 200-foot gorge in Una

Out of the two men who were charred to death after their car plunged into a 200-foot-deep gorge and caught fire in Himachal Pradesh's Una, one of them has been reportedly been identified. A post is going viral on social media which shows the young man Pinku making an emotional reel shortly before the tragic incident, leaving the netizens shocked and saddened. In the clip, the teary-eyed man can be seen making a reel and lip-syncing to a Punjabi song 'Maaye Tera Putt Ladla' by Balkar Sidhu.

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Car plunges 200-foot in Himachal gorge

Two men died after their car fell into a 200-foot gorge and caught fire on the Bharwain-Hoshiarpur road in Una district. The devotees were travelling from Himachal Pradesh to Punjab and were burnt alive in the tragic incident.


Police said the two men came from Ludhiana in Punjab and were returning after visiting the Chintpurni temple. An Aadhaar card recovered from the spot suggests one occupant was from Tajpur Road in Ludhiana.

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The incident was captured on camera and has since gone viral on social media, where users are expressing their concerns about the road infrastructure.

According to police, the accident occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle. By the time police and fire personnel reached the spot, the vehicle was gutted. One victim's body was found outside the car, while the other was recovered from inside the vehicle.

Watch the reel here

What happened?

The tragic The accident took place at a sharp bend, where the car veered off the highway, became airborne, and plunged into a deep gorge estimated to be around 200 metres. According to the footage, the driver of the Maruti Suzuki Dzire appears to have lost control following a suspected tyre burst.

After losing steering control, the airbags deployed, which may have further complicated the situation. The vehicle eventually fell into the gorge and reportedly caught fire on impact, trapping the occupants inside.

Netizens react

"RIP Pinku and the other brother. May God give strength to their families. And a serious reminder to everyone: Hill roads demand respect slow down, stay alert, and never take curves lightly. Barriers or not, one mistake can end everything. Drive safe, always," wrote a user. "Really heartbreaking ��
Sometimes even the last moments get captured, and it hits even harder when you realize what happened later. May his soul rest in peace and may God give strength to the family to bear this loss," another wrote.

"We are a country where the final reel gets more attention than the lack of crash barriers," another commented. "It was intentionally," said another.