Major accident in Champawat, Uttarakhand, Bolero returning from wedding procession fell into a 200 meter deep ditch. 5 people died, 5 injured in the accident. SDRF and police conducted rescue operation. List of dead and injured released. Wave of mourning in the entire area.
Champawat. As fascinating as the beauty of the mountains is, the roads there are equally dangerous. In the early morning, a similar heart-wrenching incident took place in Champawat district, where the happiness of a wedding turned into mourning in a moment. The Bolero vehicle filled with people returning from the marriage procession fell into a ditch, due to which five people died on the spot while five were seriously injured.
Accident happened while returning from wedding procession
According to the information, on Wednesday morning the disaster control room received information that a Bolero (UK04TB-2074) fell into a ditch about 200 meters deep at a place called Bagdhar before the ghat. The vehicle had gone from Bussel to Balatadi in Gangolihat area of the police station and the accident occurred while returning.
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SDRF and police conducted rescue operation
As soon as the information was received, SDRF team reached the spot under the leadership of CT Rajendra Singh from Post Champawat. The rescue operation remained challenging due to dangerous slopes and difficult terrain. The team pulled out the dead and injured with the help of rope system and stretchers. The injured have been sent to the hospital with the help of local people and police.
5 people died, 5 injured
There were a total of 10 people in the vehicle. Five of these people died on the spot. The injured are being shifted to better facilities after first aid.
identification of the dead
- Prakash Chandra Uniyal, 40 years, resident Dibdibba Vilaspur
- Kewal Chandra Uniyal, 35 years, resident of Dibdibba Vilaspur
- Suresh Nautiyal, 32 years old, resident of Pantnagar
- Priyanshu Chaubey, 6 years, resident of Sealdah, Almora
- Bhavana Choubey, 28 years old, resident of Sealdah, Almora
list of injured
- Devidutt Pandey, 38 years old, resident of Sarghat, Almora.
- Dheeraj Uniyal, 12 years, resident of Almora
- Rajesh Joshi, 14 years old, resident of Pithoragarh
- Chetan Chaubey, 5 years old, resident of Delhi
- Bhaskar Panda (Address Not Available)
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