Two national handballers were killed in a mishap when the car in which they were travelling skidded and fell into a ditch in Narkanda, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Ashish (25) and Naveen (28), both residents of Roorkie village of Rohtak district in Haryana
Ashish and Naveen, along with their friends Pawan and Adil Malik, went to Shimla by car. Pawan, who also hails from Roorkie, and Adil from Uttar Pradesh were injured in the mishap and have been admitted to a local hospital.
According to police, the four friends had gone to Haatu, a tourist destination, from Narkanda on Tuesday. The accident took place at about 6 pm when the car skidded on snow-laden road and fell into the ditch.
Both Ashish and Naveen died on the spot .
According to Ramdiya, uncle of Ashish, the friends were supposed to return to Roorkie on Wednesday