In a road accident on Dehradun-Suvakholi-Uttarkashi road on Wednesday, a car fell off the road into a 300 metre gorge, killing six members of a family including four minors and two women. The other four passengers including two minors have been sent to Thatyur for medical treatment and are said to be in critical condition.
The deceased has been identified as Tehreen (32), Sehjati (26), Riza (15), Natasha (9), Shammi (2.5) and a seven -month baby girl. Those injured include Sarfaraz (36), Alauddin (26), Tubba (5) and Malaika (5).
According to the information provided by the police there were 10 people in the car, going to a wedding function in Uttarkashi from Chutmulpur, Saharanpur. At about 10 AM between Suvakholi and Uttarkashi at Moriyana Top the driver lost control of the car which fell into the gorge. According to the official sources, police are still investigating the case though prima facie it appears that the car was being driven at speed.