<span style="color: #222222;">Renowned Hindi author Ganga Prasad Vimal was killed in a road accident in Sri Lanka.<br />''<br />''His daughter, granddaughter and a local driver were also killed in the accident.<br />''<br />''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.  <br />''<br />''Born in 1939 in Uttarkashi, Vimal wrote more than a dozen poetry collections, short story collections and novels. </span><br />