At least two people were killed and three others injured after a car fell nearly 200 meters into a deep ravine and caught fire near Babru-Bantoli Road in Barakot district of Uttarakhand’s Champawat, officials said on Friday.
According to the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), information about the incident was received from the district control room that a vehicle fell into a deep ravine and caught fire near Babru-Bantoli road.
The SDRF team from Champawat, led by Deputy Inspector Dongar Singh, immediately rushed to the spot with necessary rescue equipment. When the team arrived at the site, they found the car dumped deep in the valley, engulfed in flames.
The SDRF team, in coordination with the district police, launched a rescue operation under difficult conditions and successfully arrived at the accident site.
Officials said five people were traveling in the car. The rescue team safely evacuated the injured passengers, namely Neetu Devi (31 years old), Akshita (8 years old), and Aarav (5 years old), and took them to the hospital for treatment.
The accident claimed the lives of the driver, Rajendra Kumar (47), a resident of Angida, Didihat, and Baldev Kumar (34), a resident of Nankodi, Angida, Didihat.
The bodies of the two deceased were recovered and handed over to the local police to complete legal procedures.
Earlier on June 10, in a separate incident, four people lost their lives after their car fell into a deep ravine in Garepani area on Mussoorie Road. Upon receiving information about the accident, the police, fire service and state disaster response force immediately rushed to the scene and launched a joint rescue operation.
Based on information received from DCR, an SDRF team from Post Sahastradhara, led by Assistant Sub Inspector Manoj Joshi, reached the accident site.
According to the SDRF, rescue and recovery operations are being carried out in very difficult terrain and steep slopes.
