Six persons died and three others injured in different road accidents reported in Nainital, Dehradun, Almora and Uttarakshi districts over the past 24 hours on Sunday.
According to information provided by the police, three persons died and one was injured when a car they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge at Jarmoal, Purola-Mori motor road on late Saturday evening.
The deceased have been identified as Manjeet Negi, Manoj Singh Negi and Manoj Jawari, all residents of Raipur Dehradun while injured Sushil Negi is a resident of Raipur. They were reported to be coming to Dehradun from Uttarkashi.
Ajay Thakur, a resident of Vikasnagar died when the bike he was riding on was hit by an unidentified vehicle at Harbertpur, Vikasnagar. Police rushed to the spot and lifted him to a local hospital. After primary treatment, he was referred to higher centre but he died before reaching the higher centre. Police handed over the body to family members after completing post-mortem.
In Nainital, one person died while another injured when the bike they were riding on was hit by a speeding car at Ramnagar. The deceased has been identified as Nepal Singh while injured was identified as Bhagirath, a resident of Moradabad. Both had visited a temple fair and met with the accident while on their way back home.
Both were admitted in a local hospital where Nepal Singh was declared dead by doctors. Bhagirath who was injured seriously has been administered treatment.
At Ranikhet, Almora, one person died and another was injured when their vehicle fell into a deep gorge on Chauguni-Dugona motor road on late Saturday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Madan Singh, 35, vehicle driver and a resident of Dugona, Ranikhet. The injured person has been identified as Govind Singh, a resident of Dugora. The driver reportedly lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a sharp bend on Chauguni-Dugona motor road.
local villagers rescued the injured persons and admitted them in the local hospital, however, Madan Singh was declared dead by doctors in course of treatment. Govind Singh was referred to higher centre.
Revenue Sub-Inspector handed over the body to the family members after post-mortem.
Critics opined that increasing road accidents on daily basis are worrying the residents. Aside from the mechanical snags in the cars facing the accidents, faulty road engineering, drivers’ negligence, drunk driving, overloading and rash driving are triggering road accidents. The Government should take measures to put check on road accidents in the state, they added.