Dharamshala, May 6 -- A four-year-old girl was among the four people who lost their lives indifferent road mishaps in Himachal Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. While three lives were lost in Mandi, one death was reported from Shimla, they added. In the first accident, three people were killed and two other sustained serious injuries after the car they were travelling in collided with a stationary crane parked on the roadside at Nerchowk area of Mandi district on Monday late at night, police said. There were five occupants in the car, travelling from Nerchowk toward Sundernagar. The deceased were identified as Anil Kumar, 28, Rohit Kumar, 26 and Subash Kumar, 23, all residents of Mandi district, while the injured are Harish and Pankaj. Both the injured were referred to AIIMS Bilaspur. Police officials said that the preliminary probe suggests that the accident occurred due to over-speeding and negligent driving. "A case has been registered at Balh police station under Sections 281 (rash driving), 125(A) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway," police said Meanwhile, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has expressed grief over the loss of lives and directed the district administration to ensure best possible treatment for the injured and wished them a speedy recovery. A four-year-old girl was crushed to death after being struck by a pickup truck in Kotkhai area of Shimla district, police said on Tuesday, adding that the accused has been arrested The deceased, Laxmi, is from Jajarkot district in Nepal and was presently living as a tenant with her parents in Kotkhai. In her statement, the deceased's mother said she was present in the Baghi Kainchi area with Laxmi when a pickup truck hit her daughter while she was crossing the road. The accused has been identified as Sohil, a resident of Tapri village in Kotkhai. "The injured child was immediately taken to the Kotkhai community health centre where doctors declared her brought dead," police said. A case has been registered at Kotkhai police station under Sections 281 (rash driving) and 106(1) (causing death by rash driving) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 187 of the Motor Vehicles Act....