Uttarakhand Road Accident: Six Pilgrims Returning From Adi Kailash Killed After Car Falls Into Gorge in Pithoragarh, Bodies Retrieved
On Wednesday the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), along with local police, attempted to carry out a rescue operation but were halted due to heavy rainfall.
Pithoragarh, October 26: Bodies of six people, who died after the car in which they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakakhand on Tuesday were retrieved on Thursday, rescue officials said. The deceased were returning after a 'darshan' of Adi Kailash when mishap took place on the Dharchula-Gunji road. Tamil Nadu Road Accident: Tourist Bus Falls Into Gorge Near Coonoor, 35 People Injured (Watch Video).
On Wednesday the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), along with local police, attempted to carry out a rescue operation but were halted due to heavy rainfall. Himachal Pradesh Road Accident: Car Falls Into Gorge in Bilaspur; Two Killed, One Missing.
Later six bodies -- all of the occupants of the vehicle-- were recovered, SDRF said. Further details are awaited.
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