3 die as car falls into gorge in Uttarkashi

Press Trust of India  |  Uttarkashi (U'khand) 

At least three persons were killed when the car in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's on Monday, a day after 14 people were killed in a bus accident in the district.

The car was on its way to Dehradun from Purola when it apparently lost control on the Naugaon-Purola road and fell into a gorge, police said.

A man and a woman died on the spot, while another man succumbed to his injuries at a community health centre, said station incharge

The deceased have been identified as Rina (50), her son, (26), and Nitin (27), he said.

On Sunday, 14 people were killed and as many injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a 150-metre deep gorge near Damta, an had said.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Mon, November 19 2018. 14:20 IST