Four people died and five others injured in three separate road accidents reported from various parts of the State on Monday.
Two people died and one was injured when a tractor loaded with building materials overturned at Jyoli village, near Katarmal, Surya temple in Almora district. The deceased, identified as Virendra Karki (19) and Suresh Karki (18) — both Nepali nationals, currently living in Someshwar — were the construction workers. They died on the spot while one was injured. NDRF and ITBP personnel rushed to the spot and the injured identified as Kashyap, a Nepali national, currently living in Someshwar, was admitted at a hospital in Ranikhet. Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed deep grief over the deaths in the road accident reported in Almora on Monday. He conveyed condolences towards the family members of the deceased and wished speedy recovery of the injured.
In Dehradun, a 35-year-old man died after he was hit by a truck at Janglat on Dehradun- Rishikesh road on Monday morning. The body was yet to be identified.
In another incident, one person died and four others were injured when two bikes with four persons on rammed into each other at Dudhli on Dudhli- Jwalapur motor road in Dehradun on Monday. The deceased was identified as Balvinder, resident of Chandmari. The injured persons were rushed to Himalayan Hospital, Jolly Grant. They were critical, police informed.