Dehradun, December 14
Five persons were killed and 12 injured in two road accidents in the state late on Thursday.
Two persons were killed in Champawat district while three died in Almora district when the vehicles they were travelling in fell into deep gorges.
The first incident occurred at 5.30 pm on the Chanol-Nagarkhan road in Almora district, killing three persons on the spot and leaving 12 injured. The mishap took place when a pick-up vehicle plunged into a 20-metre gorge, the state disaster management office here said.
The injured were first taken to Primary Health Centre, Badechina, from where they were referred to hospitals in Almora and Haldwani, it said.
The second mishap occurred at 9.45 pm when an Alto fell into a gorge near Lohaghat in Champawat district. The two occupants of the car succumbed to injuries during treatment at a hospital nearby. PTI
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