Saturday, 01 JUNE 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
One person died and eight others were injured when boulders fell from a mountain on vehicles they were traveling in on the Gangotri national highway in Uttarkashi district on Friday. Officials informed that the search and rescue team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) reached the site on being informed about the mishap. The officials stated that the accident was caused by factors including a forest fire, a broken electricity HT line, and falling boulders from the mountain. The falling boulders damaged a truck belonging to the Border Roads Organisation, a mechanical excavator, a water tanker and three other vehicles.
