Accidents occurring almost daily somewhere in the State, three persons died and two others were seriously injured when the Ranikhet-bound car coming from Delhi slipped into a 500-metre deep gorge at Pilot Baba Ashram under Tallital police station area in Nainital district on late Thursday night. The driver losing control while negotiating a bend might have resulted in the car slipping into the gorge in Nainital.
The police were informed about the incident on Friday morning. Team led by Circle officer, police station officer and other police personnel swung into rescue and relief operation upon being informed by the passers-by. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Personnel were also involved in rescue operation. The bodies were recovered and sent for postmortem. The injured were admitted in a local hospital who are said to be out of danger, said Talliwala police station sub-inspector Manuwar Singh.
The deceased were identified as Harendra (32), Nitin (35) and Dinesh (47), natives of Chhatarpur (Mehrauli), Delhi. The injured persons are Ved Prakash (35) and Sudesh (48), all natives of (Mehrauli) Delhi. The family members were informed about the incident, Singh said.