Four persons were killed when the car they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge near Uragi village on the Bubakhal-Sikku-Gandiyal-Jwalpa road on Friday afternoon. Three persons died on the spot while one person died on the way to hospital.
According to the Pauri sub-divisional magistrate Pl Shah, the persons were returning after attending a marriage function when their car fell into a 200 metre deep gorge near Uragi village. The revenue police and disaster team reached the spot after getting information and started the rescue work in the presence of the SDM.
Three bodies and two injured persons were extracted from the car debris and transported up to the road with difficulty. Out of the two injured persons, one succumbed to injuries en route to the hospital. Indra Singh, Madan Singh and Mehar Singh all residents of Rachuli village died on the spot, while Thakur Singh died on the way to the district hospital at Pauri. Khem Singh was injured in the mishap. Shah said that the injured man and the dead bodies were brought to district hospital from where the bodies will be handed over to the family members after necessary formalities on Saturday.