Devprayag. In Devprayag, Uttarakhand, on Thursday morning, a car went out of control and fell on the river bank about 150 meters below the road. Two people died in the accident, while three people were injured. Five people including the driver were traveling in the car.
According to SDRF, a Maruti Suzuki WagonR car going from Chandigarh to Rudraprayag met with an accident near River View Café and Restaurant located in Village Pali. This place is about four kilometers from Devprayag towards Srinagar.
On receiving information about the accident, the rescue team headed by Sub Inspector Sawar Singh from SDRF’s Beasi Post and Inspector Manjari Negi from Srinagar team left for the spot.
Before the teams arrived, the district police and local people had taken out the three injured from the ditch. He was sent to the hospital for treatment in 108 ambulance.
After this, SDRF took out the bodies of a man and a woman trapped in the vehicle. Due to the difficult geographical conditions of the incident site and the river route, the dead bodies were taken to Devprayag by crossing the river with the help of rafts. Later both the bodies were handed over to the district police for necessary action.
The injured have been identified as Uttam Singh (33), resident of Ladoli in Rudraprayag district, Tisha Rawat (18) and Sunita Devi (45), resident of Bina village.
The deceased include Satyeshwari Devi (72), resident of Kimkhal in Chamoli district, and car driver Anil. The full name and address of the driver has not been given.