Four persons were killed and another sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling in rolled 200 metres down into a gorge near village Lalan in Nankheri area of Shimla district, 80 km from here today.
The ill-fated car was on its way to Shimla from Nankheri when the tragedy struck, police said.
Two persons died on the spot while two others succumbed to injury on their way to the hospital.
The deceased were identified as Pujan (17), Shiksha Thakur (44), Govind Thakur (45) and Bir Chand (70) while Thapu Devi (60) was rushed to the Primary Health centre Rampur from where she was referred to IGMC Shimla.
A case has been registered and investigations are on, police said.
