Five persons died while seven others were injured when the maxi- cab they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge along Sonla-Kandara motor road in Chamoli district on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
The passengers on board were coming to Bhatiyana after attending a marriage function. The injured were admitted at Karnprayag community health centre.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat condoled the death while wishing speedy recovery of those injured.
He also directed the DM Vinod Kumar Suman to give Rs 50,000 as immediate compensation to the family members of the deceased.
Karnprayag Police Station in-charge Pradeep Pant said that 12 persons as barati went to Gagol village to attend marriage function in the same maxi cab.
The accident occurred when they were returning from Gagol, he added.
Three persons died on the spot while one died at Karnprayag community health centre in course of treatment.
Another person who was referred to a higher centre in Srinagar was declared brought dead by the doctors.
The deceased have been identified as Manoj, Darshan lal, Shyam lal, Govind lal and Tulsi lal.
The injured are Khoshal, Dalbeer Singh, Raghu lal, Narendra, Kuldeep Kumar, Ramlal and Mohan lal.
Police said that the mishap had perhaps occurred with the driver having lost control over the maxi-cab while negotiating a sharp bend at Panidhara Tok, two kilometers away from Sonla.
The locals were the first to rush to the accident site. Informed by them, police came.
Three died on the spot while the other two succumbed after being admitted at a hospital.
Notably, seven persons had died in a road mishap on Tuesday in Almora district when they were returning from the BJP president Amit Shah’s rally.
Besides, three persons, including father and son, died in a road accident in Udham Singh Nagar on Tuesday.