Family travelling from Chandigarh to Rudraprayag for puja, car falls into gorge near Pali
Devprayag: A tragic road accident took place on Thursday near the River View Cafe and Restaurant at Pali on the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway. A Wagon R car going from Chandigarh to Rudraprayag went out of control and fell into a deep gorge. Two people, including the driver, died in the accident while three others were injured. On receiving information about the accident, Devprayag Police and SDRF team reached the spot and started rescue and relief operations.
According to police, a total of five people including the driver were travelling in the accident-hit car number HR-68 C1242. The vehicle fell into a gorge near village Pali, about four kilometers from Devprayag towards Srinagar. In the accident, Satyeshwari Devi (72), resident of Kimkhal, Karnaprayag, Chamoli and driver Anil (33), resident of Kimoli Partoli, Chamoli died.
Injured in the accident, Uttam Singh (33), resident of Ladoli, Rudraprayag, Tisha Rawat (18) and Sunita Devi (45), resident of village Beena, Rudraprayag were rescued from the gorge by the police team. All three injured were taken to Community Health Centre, Bagi for treatment.
It is being told that the family was going from Chandigarh to Rudraprayag for a puja. On receiving information about the accident, police and SDRF took charge at the spot. The cause of the accident is not yet known.
