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Uttarakhand: 8 killed, 2 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Tehri Garhwal
- On Thursday, April 23, 2026, a utility pickup vehicle carrying 10 passengers fell into a 300-metre gorge in Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal district, killing eight people and injuring two.
- Tehri District Magistrate Nitika Khandelwal reported that the victims, all residents of Thyoldhar village in Ghansali, were returning home from a funeral in Haridwar when the driver lost control near Nail village.
- Rescuers from the State Disaster Response Force and local police pulled survivors Uttam and Ankit from the wreckage. Chief Medical Superintendent Dr Amit Rai confirmed both patients are stable and admitted to the District Hospital Baurari.
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief and directed the district administration to ensure "prompt and proper treatment" for the injured, praying for the departed souls and bereaved families.
- Local police have registered a case investigating whether mechanical failure or driver error caused the crash, while health teams from CHC Chamba have been dispatched for postmortem procedures.
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8 killed, 2 injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in Uttarakhand's Tehri
New Tehri, Apr 23 (PTI) Eight people died and two others injured when a utility pickup vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 300-metre deep gorge near Chamba in Tehri district on Thursday, officials said. The accident occurred around 2.15 pm near Nail village on the Chamba-Koti Colony road. The victims, all of […]
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