Massive boulder crushes vehicle in Himachal Pradesh, kills 13 including infant
The victims, residents of Pangi Valley, an isolated tribal region in Chamba district, were on their way from Kullu to Pangi when boulders started rolling down. Officials said the vehicle, a Tata Sumo, was crushed by a massive boulder.According to preliminary information, the passengers had stayed overnight at Tindi after the Udaipur–Killar road was blocked on Thursday. All 13 people travelling in the vehicle, including the driver, died in the incident.Bhadana said joint rescue operations involving the police, local administration, and the Border Roads Organisation were launched immediately to clear the landslide.She added that the process of identifying the deceased was underway.
- ▪The victims, residents of Pangi Valley, an isolated tribal region in Chamba district, were on their way from Kullu to Pangi when boulders started rolling down.
- ▪Officials said the vehicle, a Tata Sumo, was crushed by a massive boulder.According to preliminary information, the passengers had stayed overnight at Tindi after the Udaipur–Killar road was blocked on Thursday.
- ▪All 13 people travelling in the vehicle, including the driver, died in the incident.Bhadana said joint rescue operations involving the police, local administration, and the Border Roads Organisation were launched immediately to clear the la
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HomeNextMassive boulder crushes vehicle in Himachal Pradesh, kills 13 including infantDeputy Commissioner Kiran Bhadana said the vehicle was buried under debris following a landslide and rockfall incident on the Sansari Nala-Killar-Thirot-Tandi roadPublished on: Jul 24, 2026, 19:23:39 ISTBy Shailee Dogra, SHIMLAPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link A massive boulder crashed down a hillside in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul Spiti district on Friday, crushing a passenger vehicle and killing 13 people inside, including a six-month-old infant, officials said.Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the deputy commissioner to proceed immediately to the incident site and supervise the rescue and relief operations (Video Grab)The incident took place on the Udaipur–Killar road near Kaddu Nallah,…
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