Watch: Driver Jumps Off As Truck Skids In Snow, Falls Into Gorge In Manali

A truck driver narrowly escaped when his vehicle skidded off an icy road in Manali and plunged into a valley.

Horrifying footage surfaced on social media from Manali in Himachal Pradesh where a man narrowly escaped after his truck skidded on an icy road before falling into the valley. 

Himachal Pradesh, along with other hill states, has been receiving heavy snow bringing misery for locals and tourists alike. 

In the video, the truck could be seen drifting on the icy road while it was snowing in the hill town. The driver of the truck, in a blue jacket, immediately jumps out of the vehicle and initially tries to stop the truck while he himself skids on the road. He then leaves the truck to maintain his balance and the truck falls into the valley in a couple of seconds. 

A similar incident occurred earlier this month when a Mahindra Thar skidded off a snow-covered road near Atal Tunnel, connecting Manali to Lahaul-Spiti Valley. The driver of the car managed to escape by jumping out of the moving vehicle. 

Heavy snow has caused mayhem in the hill state. On Friday, Kullu police rescued around 5,000 tourists who were stuck between Solang and Atal Tunnel.

"Due to fresh snowfall, about 1,000 tourists and other vehicles were stuck in Solang Nala. There were about 5,000 tourists in these vehicles. The vehicles and tourists have been rescued by Kullu Police and taken to safe places. The rescue operation is still going on," the police said in a post on X.

The hill state continues to be in the grip of snowfall and coldwave with India Meteorological Department issuing an orange alert for Saturday as well. 

According to state's meteorological department, the higher and middle hills of Himachal Pradesh will receiving fresh snowfall from December 27 onwards.