Five people died after their vehicle fell into a gorge at Ghansali-Ghuttu road in Tehri Garhwal of Uttarakhand on Thursday. The vehicle was carrying a total of eight people. Three people have been injured in the incident and referred to a hospital, news agency ANI reported. 

“Vehicle had 8 people. The 3 injured have been referred to a hospital after first aid. Cause of accident will be clear only in the investigation,” ANI quoted District Disaster Officer as saying.

Uttarakhand | Five people died after their vehicle fell into a gorge at Ghansali-Ghuttu road in Tehri Garhwal

Vehicle had 8 people. The 3 injured have been referred to a hospital after first aid. Cause of accident will be clear only in investigation, says Dist Disaster Officer pic.twitter.com/NxAEm3nmWV

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) June 9, 2022

This incident comes days after 25 persons died after their bus carrying 28 tourists from Panna district in Madhya Pradesh and two staffers fell in a 150-metre-deep gorge in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Sunday evening.

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