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Two persons were killed on the spot while 17 others sustained injuries when an overloaded Bolero Camper jeep they were travelling in rolled into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district this morning, police said.

The mishap took place on Bobri-Bashwa road near Bashwa village under Shillai sub division of this district, they said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Paonta, Manvendra Thakur, said that a police team from Shillai rushed to the spot on receiving information and began the rescue operation with the help of the villagers.

After getting first aid treatment at the Shillai Hospital, the injured were being shifted to the Paonta Civil Hospital for further treatment, he added.

The deputy superintendent of police said the post-mortem of two passengers killed in the accident is being conducted.

A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, said Thakur, adding the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.

Local resident Pratap Singh, who was present at the place of the accident, told PTI that both the deceased were locals and have been identified as Kareena (19), the daughter of Fakirchand -- a resident of Handari village -- and Mohan Singh (62), the son of Pritam Singh -- a resident of Bashwa village.

Shillai Tahsildar Jai Singh Thakur told PTI that Rs 25,000 each has been given to the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs 5,000 to each injured person. PTI COR BPL AS AS