Archive · 25 Jul 2026
13 Killed in Himachal Landslide
A big rock slide happened in a place called Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh.
A car with 15 people inside got buried under the rocks.
The car was going from Kullu to Pangi.
Sadly, 13 people in the car died, including a six-month-old baby.
Two people jumped out and survived.
Rescue teams tried to help, but it was too late.
The car also caught fire after the rocks hit it.
People are saying that there should be better ways to stop such bad things from happening.
A landslide in Lahaul-Spiti district buried a Tata Sumo vehicle.
The vehicle was traveling from Kullu to Pangi with 15 passengers.
13 people were killed, including a six-month-old infant.
Two passengers survived by jumping out of the vehicle.
Rescue teams were deployed to the site, and authorities are being urged to implement better preventive measures.
- Who
- Passengers in a Tata Sumo vehicle
- What
- Landslide burying a vehicle
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Lahaul-Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh
- Why
- Rocks fell on the vehicle during travel
Rescue Efforts
Prevention Measures
Immediate Response
Rescue Efforts
Rescue teams were immediately deployed to the site to dig out the trapped vehicle.
Prevention Measures
Authorities should have better preventive measures in place to avoid such incidents.
- Location
- Lahaul-Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh
- Vehicle
- Tata Sumo
- Route
- Kullu to Pangi
- Cause
- Landslide
- Casualties
- 13 people
- Survivors
- 2 people
- Driver
- Bir Singh
- Road Condition
- Udaipur-Killar road was closed the previous day due to a separate landslide
Sources
13 dead, two injured as falling boulders crush moving vehicle in Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti
13 killed as falling boulders crush moving vehicle in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti
Many dead, several injured as boulders crush moving vehicle in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti - Telegraph India
Himachal: Falling Boulders Crush Vehicle in Lahaul-Spiti, 13 Killed, 2 Hurt
13 killed as massive boulders roll down and crush cab in Himachal
13 Killed after boulders crush moving vehicle in HP
At least 13 killed as landslide collapses on a taxi in Himachal's Lahaul Spiti
