Car falls into gorge giving way to BSF convoy, 3 hurt

Tribune News Service

Mussoorie, April 14

Three persons were grievously injured when the Maruti car they were travelling in lost control and plunged into a deep gorge near the Kandi Khal bend on the Mussoorie-Yamunotri National Highway today.

The incident occurred when the car driver was trying to give way to a passing convoy of BSF vehicles.

The police with the help of BSF jawans evacuated the injured. The passing BSF jawans, who stopped their convoy and helped the police in rescue efforts. The injured were identified as driver of the ill-fated vehicle Vikram Singh, resident of Mason village near Nainbagh, Gyan Singh, resident of Mogi Village, and Madhubala, resident of Masraas village were admitted to a hospital at Mussoorie and the doctors there referred them to a higher medical centre due to lack of medical facilities in the hill town.

Kempty police station in charge DM Baloni said the incident occurred around 9.15 am and they were assisted in the rescue operation by BSF jawans who were on their way towards Yamunotri. Local residents blamed the National Highways Authority of India and said the incident could have been averted had guard rails or crash barriers damaged during the natural disaster in 2013 been repaired. The department concerned had not shown interest in repairing the road and damaged ramparts on roadsides but was busy constructing sidewalls at places where they were not needed.

The local residents demanded a magisterial inquiry into the matter so that erring officials were punished. Meanwhile, NHAI officials were not available for comments.