Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Rockfall Kills Couple, Injures Daughter in Himachal Pradesh
A family was driving back from a temple in Himachal Pradesh when big rocks fell from a hillside.
The rocks hit their car, causing it to crash into a deep gorge.
The parents died and their daughter was hurt.
The rocks fell because heavy rain had loosened them.
Police said the accident happened on the Ranabagh-Devri road in the Ani subdivision of Kullu district.
A couple was killed and their daughter injured when large rocks fell onto their car in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh.
The rocks were dislodged by rain from a hillside near the Ranabagh-Devri road.
The vehicle plunged into a deep gorge after the driver lost control.
The incident occurred on Friday as the family returned from Khudijal temple.
Police reported the accident in the Ani subdivision of Kullu district.
- Who
- A couple and their daughter
- What
- Killed and injured by falling rocks
- When
- Friday, July 31, 2024
- Where
- Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Why
- Rocks dislodged by rain from a hillside
- Location
- Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Date
- July 31, 2024
- Victims
- 2 killed, 1 injured
- Cause
- Rockfall due to rain
- Road
- Ranabagh-Devri road