Himachal Pradesh: 13 killed after vehicle crushed by boulders

In Himachal Pradesh, 13 people, including a six-month-old infant, were killed while two others had a narrow escape after massive boulders from a nearby hill suddenly fell on a moving taxi on the Udaipur-Pangi road in Lahaul and Spiti on Friday, police said. Fifteen people were in the SUV, which was on its way from Kullu to Killar when large boulders suddenly crashed onto the vehicle near Kadu nallah, completely crushing it. Following the impact, the rear section of the vehicle caught fire. Bystanders and Army personnel attempted to extinguish the flames at the spot, about 70 km from district headquarters Keylong. Videos of the incident have also surfaced, showing the vehicle almost flattened and engulfed in fire.

#WATCH | Lahaul-Spiti | 13 dead after a Tata Sumo was crushed by massive boulders following a sudden hillside collapse near Kadu Nallah.

(Visual Source: District Administration of Lahaul and Spiti) pic.twitter.com/fBG0teF5aV

— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2026

In another incident, a woman from Kullu was killed and seven members of her family were injured after a boulder fell from a hillside while they were travelling to the Simsa temple in Mandi district on Friday morning. The accident occurred around 10 am near Gumma in Jogindernagar subdivision when the family, travelling in two vehicles from Sultanpur in Kullu district, stopped by the roadside to drink water.Moments later, a rock suddenly dislodged from the hillside and struck the group. The deceased was identified as Rameshwari Sharma, wife of Gopal Krishna and a resident of Sultanpur, Kullu. She died on the spot.