A tourist from Mumbai died in a road accident in Mandi in Himachal

A woman lost her life and two others were injured after the car she was traveling in was hit by falling stones near Four Mile on the Chandigarh-Manali highway in Himachal’s Mandi district on Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred six kilometers from Mandi. Police added that the deceased was identified as Priya Yadav, 30, a resident of Mumbai. Priya died on the spot, while her husband Chanchal Yadav and taxi driver Shiv Singh Thakur – hailing from Haryana – sustained injuries.

According to police sources, the taxi was passing near Four Mile when suddenly heavy debris and stones fell on it, smashing the vehicle. Chanchal sustained minor injuries in the accident, the taxi driver was seriously injured and was referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh.

Police officials said the couple hailed from Manali. “They arrived in Shimla on December 25 and then visited Manali. The couple was on their way to Delhi on Sunday when the accident occurred,” a senior police official said, adding that a post-mortem examination of the deceased had been conducted.

The police were immediately notified and rescuers managed to get the passengers out of the destroyed vehicle. Unfortunately, Priya has already succumbed to her injuries, police said, adding that the injured were shifted to Zonal Hospital in Mandi.