PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
In a fatal accident in Dehradun district, three people died and one sustained serious injuries after a vehicle plunged nearly 400 metres into a deep gorge near Jajreda on the Dehradun-Chakrata road on Thursday morning. The incident took place when the driver of the vehicle reportedly lost control and veered off the road, the Dehradun senior superintendent of police Ajai Singh said.
He stated that following the alert, teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Dakpatthar post and local police reached the site and launched a joint rescue operation. The vehicle was located at a considerable depth, making the rescue operation difficult. Despite the challenges, the teams managed to retrieve one injured person alive from the wreckage, he said. The injured has been identified as Mayank Chauhan (22), a resident of Matiyawa, Chakrata.
Chauhan informed the rescue team that four individuals were in the vehicle at the time of the accident. Singh said that the team continued the search operation and recovered three bodies from the accident site. The deceased have been identified as Mukesh Rana (21), a resident of Koti Kanasar under Kalsi police station, Priyanshu Chauhan (22) a resident of Jagatpur Khadar Tilwari in Sahaspur and Deepak Sati, son of Kulanand Sati (25), a resident of Bhauwala. The SSP informed that the bodies will be handed over to the respective families after the police complete all necessary formalities. The cause of the accident is under investigation, he added.
