Dharamshala, May 21 -- A 20-year-old taxi driver was killed after his vehicle fell into a 200-metre gorge near Sarachi in Seraj area of Himachal's Mandi district on Tuesday, police said.

The deceased was identified as Bhupendra Kumar, a resident of Dhar Jarol village in Janjheli, Thunag tehsil in Mandi. According to reports, the incident occurred around 1 am when Singh was returning home after dropping off passengers in Pandoh.

According to the information available, Bhupendra had gone to Pandoh on Monday to drop off a passenger. While returning via Kalhani, he lost control over the vehicle, which led to the mishap.

After hearing the crash sound, locals rushed to the site. However, by the time they reached the vehicle and pulled the vi...