Uttarakhand: Tragic accident on Gangotri Highway; Debris fell on the car from the mountain, 4 killed, 7 injured, CM Dhami expressed grief
A bad news came amid heavy rains in Uttarakhand Pradesh, where huge boulders fell on vehicles during a landslide in Gangotri. Four residents of Madhya Pradesh have died due to being buried under these stones. In fact, four pilgrims lost their lives when debris fell from a mountain near Gangnani in Gangotri in Uttarakhand.
VIDEO | Three killed as several vehicles get buried under debris from rain-triggered landslide on Gangotri National Highway in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi. pic.twitter.com/tx36sF0yGy
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Significantly, the debris that fell from a mountain engulfed a vehicle full of pilgrims. Four people living in Madhya Pradesh died tragically in this accident. Apart from this, seven other people were also injured in this accident. At present, the list or information of the dead and injured has not been revealed. According to the information received, a tempo traveler and two other small vehicles were buried under the debris that fell from the mountain.
CM Dhami of Uttarakhand expressed grief
Here, the disaster management team had taken out three bodies till the information was received. At the same time, efforts are on to remove a dead body. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed grief over the painful incident.
उत्तरकाशी-गंगोत्री राजमार्ग पर मलबे की चपेट में आने से 3 वाहन क्षतिग्रस्त हुए हैं, जिस कारण वाहन में सवार चार लोगों के हताहत एवं कुछ लोगों के घायल होने का अत्यंत दु:खद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ है।
जिला प्रशासन व SDRF द्वारा राहत एवं बचाव कार्य जारी है और घायलों को समुचित उपचार प्रदान…
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) July 11, 2023
It was difficult to take out a dead body buried in heavy stones
According to the information, seven people who were injured in this accident have been admitted to the hospital. All these people were injured due to debris falling from the mountain. It is being told that about 35-36 people were traveling in the vehicle which came under the debris. In Uttarakhand, due to continuous rains and stones and debris falling from the mountain, there is also a problem in taking out the dead body of a passenger from the vehicle.
Three men and one woman died
Here, difficulties have also increased for the rescue team because the rescue team could reach the place where the debris fell after about 10-12 hours and efforts were made to take out the people buried in the debris. Let us tell you that three men and one woman have died tragically in the accident, who were returning after visiting Gangotri.
