Vehicle falls into gorge in Rishikesh one person killed

  • | Sunday | 22nd July, 2018

Rishikesh: One person was killed in a road accident when the camper van he was travelling in fell into a 75 meter gorge in Shivpuri area of Rishikesh on Saturday night. The accident took place near Shivpuri rafting point under jurisdiction of Muni-ki-Reti police station.SHO Muni-ki-Reti RK Saklani, said, “The vehicle was coming from Shivpuri to Gular when the accident took place. The car en route to Rishikesh from Srinagar.The victim has been identified as Rohan Panwar, resident of village Pantwadi, Nainbag, Tehri Garhwal who was driving the vehicle. Initial investigation has revealed that the vehicle was on high speed at the time of accident and the driver lost control and fell into the gorge. According to police, another passenger was rescued from the vehicle and is currently in hospital.

Rishikesh: One person was killed in a road accident when the camper van he was travelling in fell into a 75 meter gorge in Shivpuri area of Rishikesh on Saturday night. According to police, another passenger was rescued from the vehicle and is currently in hospital. The car en route to Rishikesh from Srinagar.The victim has been identified as Rohan Panwar, resident of village Pantwadi, Nainbag, Tehri Garhwal who was driving the vehicle. The accident took place near Shivpuri rafting point under jurisdiction of Muni-ki-Reti police station.SHO Muni-ki-Reti RK Saklani, said, “The vehicle was coming from Shivpuri to Gular when the accident took place. Two passengers were in the car, including the driver, during accident. After getting information, our team rushed to the spot and both persons were lifted from the gorge and rushed to the nearby hospital where Rohan was declared brought dead while Subhash Negi, resident of Chamchuri, Rudraprayag district, suffered serious injuries who is now out of danger. Initial investigation has revealed that the vehicle was on high speed at the time of accident and the driver lost control and fell into the gorge. After postmortem the body has been handed over to his parents on Sunday.”

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