Shimla, Sept. 16 -- Five persons, including a woman, were killed after a pick-up vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Kotkhai area of Shimla district, police said on Monday. Four persons died on the spot while another succumbed while being taken to a hospital.

The deceased have been identified as Joginder Singh (driver), a resident of Khaula village, and Rajesh, Ekender Shahi, Laxmi and Dil Bahadur, natives of Nepal. The injured included Nev Bahadur and Sajjan, Laxmi's husband.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the driver lost control of the vehicle and it fell into a deep gorge, killing a few people on the spot.

The fourth person, Laxmi, succumbed to her injuries later in hospital.Another passenger, Dil Bahadur, w...