1 killed, 5 injured after car falls into gorge in Nainital

In a tragic incident, a man was killed while five others were injured after a car, they were onboard, fell into a gorge near Jaurasi in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Monday morning, said the official.

According to the officials, the deceased was identified as Chhatar Singh, a resident of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh. While those injured in the accident have been identified as Suraj Singh, Jitendra Dasila, Santosh Mehar, and Harish Kumar.

On Monday morning at around 04:00 am information was received that a vehicle had fallen into a ditch near Jaurasi for which the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is required for rescue operation.

Following this, a team of SDRF reached the spot rescued the five injured people and took them to the nearest hospital. The body of the deceased person was recovered and handed over to the district police for further proceedings.

"There were six people in the vehicle, out of which five were injured while one died on the spot," police said.

More details are still awaited.