Shimla, July 14 -- Three people, including a female teacher, died and one person was critically injured when the car they were travelling in rolled down a 150-foot-deep gorge on Nahan-Kumarhatti-Shimla National Highway in Pachhad subdivision of Sirmaur district on Sunday night, said officials.

The deceased have been identified as Sirmaur residents - Reena Sharma, 48, Adhikari Jaitli, 65, and Urmil Jaitli, 60. Adhikari Jaitli's 33-year-old son, Yashasvi Jaitli, was critically injured in the incident. After receiving initial treatment in Pachhad, Yashasvi was referred to Nahan Medical College.

According to reports, the accident occurred about 100 meters from the Sarahan bus stand when Abhikari Jaitli was driving home from Sarahan with his...