2 dead as car falls into gorge in Uttarakhand

Two persons were killed and one critically injured when a car fell in a gorge in Tehri district of Uttarakhand in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.

The accident happened at around 3 a.m. at the Nacholi road when the driver of a car (UK 07 AP 4001) apparently lost control while taking a steep turn and the vehicle fell into the gorge.

The victims were pulled out from the gorge and admitted to a hospital, where two succumbed to their injuries while one - Sunil (30) - is in a critical condition.

The deceased have been identified as Shishpal (35) and Sanjay (25) who was driving the car. The trio was returning from a wedding when the incident happened.

--IANS

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