In Himachal Pradesh, at least 40 people have been killed and four injured in two separate road accidents in Chamba district. In the first accident, 31 people have been killed around 60 kilometres away from Chamba when a truck carrying a marriage party fell into a gorge. All 31 bodies have been recovered and the injured have been admitted to the district hospital. In another accident, nine people were killed when a private vehicle plunged in to Rabi river in Dharmar area.