Published By: Aditi Ray Chowdhury
PTI
Last Updated: March 31, 2024, 16:52 IST
Tehri Garhwal, India
The incident occurred near Duwakotidhar on the Gaja-Dandachali-Chamba motor road in the Gaja Tehsil.(Representative Image)
Three persons including a woman were killed and eleven others injured on Sunday when their car fell into a gorge in the Tehri district.
The incident occurred near Duwakotidhar on the Gaja-Dandachali-Chamba motor road in the Gaja Tehsil at around 9 am, Narendra Nagar SHO Gopal Dutt Bhatt said.
The car was going towards Chamba. There were 14 people in the vehicle when it went out of control and fell into a deep gorge, he said. Two persons identified as Dharamveer Aswal (45) and Ritika (22) died on the spot while another named Jagveer Singh Rawat (40) died at a hospital in Gaja, Bhatt said.
Another injured person is still under treatment at a hospital in Gaja and the rest have been admitted at AIIMS Rishikesh, the official said.
