Five people lost their lives and one person suffered serious injuries after a car lost control and fell into a 100-foot-deep ravine in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Thursday afternoon. The accident took place around 2 pm on the Bhawali-Sanatorium road in Nainital. According to reports, the car was travelling at high speed when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to plunge into the deep gorge.
Visuals from the accident spot showed the red car completely damaged as rescue teams worked to pull it out from the ravine. Police said all six occupants of the vehicle were residents of Nainital and belonged to the same family. The deceased were identified as 48-year-old Bhupendra Singh Chufal, his wife Seema Kaida Chufal (45), their 19-year-old son Vasu Chufal, and their 12-year-old daughter. The fifth victim was the driver of the car, 34-year-old Anuj Kumar Mishra, a resident of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
After receiving information about the accident, police officials, local administration teams, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and nearby villagers rushed to the spot to begin rescue operations. Officials said the rescue work became difficult due to the depth of the ravine. However, after several hours of effort, teams managed to recover the bodies and rescue the injured passenger.
The sixth occupant, who suffered serious injuries in the accident, was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. His condition is said to be critical. Police have started an investigation to find out the exact reason behind the accident.