12 tourists killed, 14 injured as tempo traveller carrying tourists falls into Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand
Rudraprayag: Twelve tourists were killed and 14 injured when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into Alaknanda River on Badrinath national highway here in Uttarakhand on Saturday.
According to Kashmir Media Service, officials said the vehicle, carrying 26 people, most of them from Delhi, rolled 500 metres down the gorge, they said.
The tourists were on the way to Chopta when the accident happened around 11 am near Raitoli village, they added.
Ten people died on the spot while two others succumbed later during treatment in hospital, according to the Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
Rescue and relief personnel had to navigate extremely adverse terrain to reach the badly mangled vehicle.
During the accident, a woman was flung from the vehicle and she was rescued from the bushes around 80 metres off the road, the SDRF said.
Garhwal Inspector General of Police KS Nagnyal said the vehicle was carrying the tourists to Chopta. He said 26 people were in the vehicle and most of them were residents of Delhi. KMS—15A
