One person was killed and six injured in a road accident when a Tata Sumo plying from Srinagar to Kaliyasaur, fell into deep gorge near Dhari Devi on the Rishikesh—Badrinath National Highway on Tuesday.
All the injured persons including the jeep driver were admitted in the base hospital. According to Srinagar (Garhwal) Police Thana Sub Inspector SN Bachkoti, the jeep fell off the road into a 40 metres deep gorge near Dhari Devi on the national highway on Tuesday morning.
The passengers in the vehicle included the priest of Dhari Devi shrine and teachers going to their school. Ved Prakash Pundora (52 years) died on the spot while teachers Hemlata Raturi (48), Anita Kothiyal (38), Basanti Badola (38), Vimla Bahuguna (38), temple priest Papendra Kumola and driver Nirmal Jugran (27) were admitted to hospital.
All the injured have sustained serious injuries and Hemlata Raturi who received head injury has been referred to Dehradun. None of the injured persons is in a state fit enough to tell the police about the cause of the mishap. The Srinagar sub divisional magistrate Razza Abbas said that all injured were admitted in the Srinagar base hospital from where the serious cases will be referred to higher centres if needed.