Three people died on the spot and one was seriously injured when a car they were travelling in to Pauri plunged into a deep gorge near Mandakhal on the Pauri-Paubo route on Saturday night. The injured person has been admitted in district hospital Pauri.
It is learnt that the passengers of the car were returning to Pauri after attending a ceremony. One of the dead persons Surendra Singh was working in the CSD canteen at Pauri.
The Pauri sub divisional magistrate Pl Shah said that the car fell into a deep gorge along the State highway about three kilometres away from Mandakhal in the direction of Pauri- Paubo route at 9 PM on Saturday. The car was being driven from Majra Mahadev towards Pauri.
Those who died in the mishap have been identified as Surendra Singh Negi (47 years), Birendra Singh Rawat (52) and Balveer Singh Rawat (50) while the injured person has been identified as Om Prakash Bhatt (50 yrs). Admitted in the district hospital at Pauri, Bhatt is said to be out of danger.