Six persons died in a road accident reported in Pithoragarh district on Friday night. Uttarakhand Governor Dr KK Paul and Chief Minister Harish Rawat expressed grief over the accident.
It is learnt that an Alto car the ill-fated passengers were travelling in slipped into a gorge along Pithoragarh- Dharchula motor route at Nainipata, around 11 km away from Pithoragarh, on Friday.
Pithoragarh SP Roshan lal Sharma said that the incident took place around 10 pm at Nainipata. Police have been deployed at the mishap spot and all the bodies have been retrieved. Autopsy has been completed too.
All the deceased were from Pithoragarh. They have been identified as Bhotri residents Kaman Singh, Man Singh and Mohan Singh and Chirali residents laxmi Devi, Tulsi Devi and Suraj, he added.