SHIMLA, July 24 -- 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.

The incident took place on the Udaipur-Killar road near Kaddu Nallah, about 60km from Lahaul Valley. 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. They resumed their journey towards Pangi after ...