Shimla, May 5 (Agencies): Five BJP workers were killed after their car veered off the road and plunged into a gorge at Mandi district here on Sunday May 5.
The BJP workers were on their way to attend chief minister Jai Ram Thakur's election rally at Bhatkidhar in Seraj Tehsil, police said.
The vehicle fell into a 300-metre-deep gorge near Bagachanogi area.
The five party workers died on the spot.
The driver of the car however survived and was hospitalised with serious injuries.
The exact cause of the accident is being ascertained, a police official said.