Uttarakhand: Car falls into deep ditch in Dehradun killing 5, injuring 1

Dehradun: 5 people were killed and one was severely injured after a car fell into a deep ditch in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand on Saturday, an official said.

The incident took place near Pani Wala Band on Mussoorie Dehradun Marg, Jhadipani Road, Uttarakhand.

According to the Superintendent of Police for the City, Pramod Kumar, a car lost control and fell into a deep ditch in which 5 people died while one girl was seriously injured.

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The injured was identified as Nancy who is undergoing treatment.

"The injured condition is critical," said Kumar.

There were a total of seven members in the car out of which 4 were boys while two were girls all were students of Dehradun IMS College and had come to Mussoorie for a trip, Kumar added.

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While returning to Dehradun in the morning, the car fell into a deep ditch, Kumar said.

Further, he said that Emergency response teams, including the Mussoorie Police, Fire Service, and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), quickly arrived on the scene following reports of the accident. They successfully rescued the two girls from the ditch and transported them to a hospital in Dehradun.

However, despite their efforts, one of the girls succumbed to her injuries later in the hospital, raising the death toll to five. (with Agency inputs)
 

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