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Two Killed and Three Injured After Car Plunges into Gorge in Uttarakhand
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News18•15-10-2026, 12:15
Two Killed and Three Injured After Car Plunges into Gorge in Uttarakhand
- •A man and an elderly woman died and three others were injured when their car plunged into a 150-metre-deep gorge on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway.
- •The vehicle was traveling from Chandigarh to Rudraprayag for a religious ritual when it lost control near Pali village in Devprayag.
- •Rescue operations were challenging due to the terrain, requiring police and SDRF teams to transport bodies across the river by raft.
- •The deceased were identified as Satyeshwari Devi and driver Anil from Chamoli district, while the three injured are being treated at a community health centre.
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A car travelling from Chandigarh to Rudraprayag lost control near Pali village on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway and plunged into a 150-metre-deep gorge toward the riverbank.
The accident resulted in two fatalities, identified as Satyeshwari Devi and driver Anil, while three other passengers sustained injuries and received treatment at a community health centre.
Due to the challenging geographical terrain and river route, police and SDRF personnel had to transport the victims' bodies across the river using a raft to Devprayag.
