Three dead and 18 injured when a truck overturned at Fakot, Taachla, Tehri Garhwal

An extremely tragic news is coming in from Fakot, Taachla , Tehri Garhwal , Uttarakhand where a truck fell down in a deep gorge after its driver lost control. The truck overturned upside down. The accident was so reckless and impetuous that three persons brutally died on the spot after being grievously injured as the truck took several twists and turns before overturning and plunging in the gorge. Out of the total 21 occupants of the truck 18 are grievously injured. All the injured have been admitted to hospital in Fakot and AIIMS Rishikesh via ambulances by the SDRF and the Narendra Nagar police. A four year old child was safely evacuated. The police officer Narendra Nagar and the SDRF team reached the accidental spot and immediately retrieved the three dead bodies while evacuated 18 injured occupants of the truck, several with grievous injuries. The deadly accident occured on the Rashtriya Rajmarg near Jajal Fakot and the truck overturned in an uncontrolled speed.

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