Three persons died and one was injured after the mini-bus they were travelling in fell off the road into a ravine in the Pratapnagar area of Tehri district on Saturday evening. Only four persons were aboard the vehicle at the time of the accident.
The Chief Minister Harish Rawat has expressed grief at the accident and has directed the Tehri district magistrate to conduct a magisterial inquiry into the accident. The Chief Minister has also directed the district magistrate to provide financial assistance to the family members of those who died and those who were injured in the mishap. The Health Department has been directed by the CM to facilitate proper treatment of the injured person.
According to sources, members of a marriage party were going from Kirada to Mukhem when the mini-bus they were in met with an accident on the lambgaon-Kodar motor road. The driver Anand Singh Panwar was reversing the mini-bus at the Mulya bend when the vehicle fell off the road into a 500-metre deep ravine. The mishap resulted in the death of the driver and two of the marriage party members while one was injured. The injured is being treated in the Uttarkashi district hospital.