Shimla, Nov 22 (PTI) Two people were killed and as many sustained serious injuries when their vehicle fell into a gorge in Theog subdivision of Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district, police said on Wednesday.

The accident occurred near lower Khanewali on Tuesday, they said.

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The car, bearing a Chandigarh registration number, had four occupants.

Archana (28) and Ankita (34) were declared brought dead by the doctors at a hospital in Theog while the injured mother-son duo -- Ashok (34) and Shankutla (55) -- were referred to the Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital, Shimla, police said.

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Ankita was Ashok's wife and was behind the wheel at the time of the accident while Archna had taken a lift in the car, police said.

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