Two men died after their car fell into a 150-foot gorge and caught fire on the Bharwain-Hoshiarpur road in Una district. The occupants, returning from Chintpurni temple, were charred to death. In a separate incident, over a dozen Delhi devotees were injured when their mini-van rolled off the road in Bilaspur district.
Himachal Pradesh is bracing for severe weather as the Shimla Met Office has issued an orange alert for hailstorms, thunderstorms, and gusty winds on Tuesday and Wednesday. A wet spell is anticipated across the state until May 3, following a period of dry weather and a heatwave in some areas.