Renowned Hindi author Ganga Prasad Vimal got killed in road accident

Renowned Hindi author Ganga Prasad Vimal was killed in a road accident in Sri Lanka. His daughter, granddaughter and a local driver were also killed in the accident.

The
80-year-old author was travelling with his family in a van, which crashed into
a container truck from behind on the Southern Expressway in Kurundugahahathapma
area on Monday night, they said.

HRD Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ condoled his demise. He said that Vimal’s death is
an irreparable loss to the world of literature and a personal loss for
him. 

Born in 1939
in Uttarkashi, Vimal wrote more than a dozen poetry collections, short story
collections and novels.