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4 dead as vehicle plunges into 300‑meter‑deep gorge in N. India

An SUV carrying six passengers fell into a 300‑meter gorge in Uttarakhand, killing four men, seriously injuring a woman, and leaving two women missing.

By PulseWire NewsSource: english.news.cn1 min read

According to Xinhua, an SUV plunged into a 300‑meter‑deep gorge in Uttarakhand early Thursday, killing four men, seriously injuring a woman, and leaving two women missing, a local police officer confirmed.

The vehicle, carrying six passengers alongside the driver, was on a Gujarati pilgrimage when it fell into the gorge and subsequently landed in a river.

All four people killed were men, including the driver. The injured person and the two missing passengers were women who hailed from the western state of Gujarat.

A search operation is still underway to find the two missing women, the officer said.

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