Two persons were killed and nine others seriously injured when their jeep fell off the road near Chitai area of Almora on Tuesday morning. Most of the passengers who were traveling in this vehicle are of Nepal origin, said the Almora police.
Deceased have been identified as Tul Bahadur, aged about 30 years, son of Shiv lal and Dabi Bahadur, aged about 26 years, son of Tul Bahadur, both from Nepal said the Almora police. There were a total 11 passengers including the deceased ones who were travelling in the jeep, (registration number- UK-01 PA 4316. The passengers were on their way from Dharanaula to Naini area (towards Jageshwar), further said the Almora police.
In the meanwhile, the injured persons have been identified as Rajinder, Navin, Gopender, Shankar, Gagan, Hemraj, Neeraj (the driver of the vehicle), Hitesh and Jameer Ahmed.
While Neeraj, the driver of this ill-fated vehicle is a resident of Rithakhan, Almora and Jameer Ahmed belongs to UP, all other injured passengers are natives of Nepal, the Almora district police further informed. All the injured persons have been admitted to the local base and district hospitals for further treatment, police added.
According to the police, the actual reason behind the road accident is yet to be ascertained. Preliminary investigations have, however, suggested that perhaps the driver lost control over the jeep while negotiating a curb near Chitai area and the vehicle fell off the road leaving two persons dead and nine others seriously injured. Further investigation has been launched into this case, the Almora police further informed.