Thirteen people were killed and at least two others were injured after a jeep veered off a road in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district on Saturday.

The accident happened at Snail, three kilometres from Kuddu on Tiyuni Road.

The injured, including a child, have been admitted to Rohru hospital, Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said.

A police team led by Jubbal Station House Officer and Swara police post in-charge is at the accident site, he added.

More details are awaited.