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Due to heavy snowfall, the roads in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have become slippery, prompting authorities to urge tourists to remain cautious to avoid any accidents. In a tragic incident that occurred on  Sunday, a woman tourist from Mumbai lost her life, and two others, including her husband, sustained injuries when their vehicle was hit by falling boulders on Chandigarh-Manali National Highway near 4 Mile, near Mandi.

The woman identified as 28-year-old Priya died on the spot. A police officer stated that the couple was on their way back from Manali when the incident occurred. 

Both the husband and the taxi driver were immediately rushed to the government hospital in Mandi. The highway between Mandi and Pandoh is notorious for frequent landslides and rockfalls, making it a high-risk zone where such incidents often lead to casualties.

Recently, four deaths were reported In Shimla after heavy snowfall led to widespread traffic disruptions and accidents. Meanwhile, in North Sikkim, six tourists from Assam were rescued after getting stranded at Yakshe, about 10 km from Lachung, due to heavy snowfall on Sunday night. 

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A video is making rounds on social media which shows a small truck skidding uncontrollably on a snow-covered road before plunging into Solang Valley. The video shows the truck sliding while heavy snowfall blankets the area. The driver leaps out of the moving vehicle, narrowly escaping a dangerous fall. Initially, he attempts to halt the truck but struggles as he too slips on the slick surface. Within moments, the truck careens off the road, plunging into the valley below.

A fresh spell of heavy snowfall in Manali this week caused at least 1,000 vehicles to be stranded for hours between Solang and Atal Tunnel. In response, the Kullu police initiated a rescue operation, successfully evacuating around 5,000 tourists. 

Additionally, Dharamshala and its surrounding areas are enduring a biting cold wave, with temperatures plummeting to between 0 and 1 degree Celsius overnight.