Eleven people were killed and seven injured in two separate accidents in Himachal Pradesh late last night, the police said today. Eight pilgrims were killed and one was grievously injured when their car fell in a gorge eight kilometres from Swarghat on Chandigarh-Manali National Highway, they said.

The car was returning to Amritsar from Manikaran when the driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into the gorge, DSP Anil Sharma said, adding seven people died on the spot while one succumbed to his injuries at Nalagarh hospital. A case has been registered in the incident and the bodies have been sent to Bilaspur fore post-mortem, the officer said.