Two killed, 4 injured after truck falls into gorge

  • | Monday | 11th September, 2017

Dehradun: Two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured after a truck they were travelling in plunged into a 200-metre-deep gorge on Lili-Ganad road in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district on Monday.The truck carrying six people was on its way to Kapkot when the accident occurred at 6:30am. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and revenue police team reached the spot to initiate relief and rescue operation.Truck driver Dhan Singh and Rama Devi, a labourer, died on the spot, while Nizamudeen, Lela Devi, Ganesh Singh and Sunil Ram were left injured.The injured were rushed to Kapkot community health centre for treatment while the bodies of the deceased were recovered.According to sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Ravindra Singh Bisht, the driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle resulting in the accident.

Dehradun: Two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured after a truck they were travelling in plunged into a 200-metre-deep gorge on Lili-Ganad road in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district on Monday.The truck carrying six people was on its way to Kapkot when the accident occurred at 6:30am. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and revenue police team reached the spot to initiate relief and rescue operation.Truck driver Dhan Singh and Rama Devi, a labourer, died on the spot, while Nizamudeen, Lela Devi, Ganesh Singh and Sunil Ram were left injured.The injured were rushed to Kapkot community health centre for treatment while the bodies of the deceased were recovered.According to sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Ravindra Singh Bisht, the driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle resulting in the accident.

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