Overview
- A vehicle reported to be carrying eight people fell nearly 200 metres into a deep gorge near Ganga Hotel Darshan in Devprayag, triggering an immediate multi-agency rescue operation.
- Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three victims and evacuated one injured person to Srinagar for treatment while search teams continue to look for five occupants who remain unaccounted for.
- The State Disaster Response Force, local police, revenue officials and rafting crews are working together to reach the accident site and move recovered bodies because road access is extremely difficult.
- Preliminary reports identify the vehicle registration as UK 08 TA 5433 and say the occupants are reported to be residents of Rajasthan, but officials say casualty and passenger details are still being confirmed.
- The administration has said a detailed assessment is under way and that all necessary resources have been deployed, highlighting recurring rescue challenges on Uttarakhand’s narrow, gorge‑cut roads.