13 killed as boulder crushes taxi on Udaipur-Pangi road in Lahaul

The incident took place near Kaddu Nala on the Sansari Nala–Killar–Thirot–Tandi road when huge boulders broke loose and fell directly onto the moving vehicle

Tragic Landslide Incident

Thirteen people, including a six-month-old infant, were killed after a landslide triggered a massive rockfall that crushed a Tata Sumo on the Udaipur-Pangi road in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti district on Friday, officials said.

According to police, the vehicle, bearing registration number HP-01M-2210, was travelling from Kullu to Pangi valley with 13 people on board. (HT Photo)

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