The spate of mishaps appeared to be continuing especially on the mountainous roads of the State. Four persons are reported to have died in a road accident which occurred in the Pithoragarh district on late Saturday night.
According to information received from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) on Sunday, a taxi with registration number UK 05TA 2252 was plying on the Thal-Munsyari motor road in the Munsyari Tehsil while being driven from Pithoragarh to Munsyari on Saturday night.
At a place near Kalamuni, the taxi met with a mishap falling off the road down a gorge about 350 metres deep at about 10 pm.
According to the official sources, a total of six persons were in the taxi when it met with the mishap.
Four of the passengers were reported to have died, one seriously injured and one sustained non-life threatening injury in the mishap.
The people who died in the mishap have been identified as Debuli Devi, lakshman Nitwal, Prem Ram and Manju Devi- all residents of Munsyari.
Also from Munsyari, Janak Ram is reported to have sustained serious injury while the driver Ganesh Ram has also sustained injuries.
The injured has been admitted to the community health centre in Munsyari for treatment while the seriously injured has been referred the district hospital in Pithoragarh.