Ashok RainaDharamshala, Nov. 15 -- A tourist from Punjab was killed after his car plunged down a hillside on Dharamkot Road near the Mountaineering Institute in McLeodganj, police said on Sunday.

Kangra district Superintendent of Police Kulbhushan Verma told UNI that the deceased has been identified as Gaurav Vashisht, a resident of Bihala village in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.

He said that the accident occurred on November 14 when Vashisht, driving a car bearing registration number PB07T 0506, allegedly lost control due to overspeeding and negligent driving, causing the vehicle to plunge down the hillside.

He said that the victim died in the accident.

Police have registered a case under Sections 281, 125(A) and 106 of the Bharatiya ...