Overview
- A Maruti Celerio carrying four people rolled off the Jharipani-Kolukhet stretch and plunged into a deep gorge on Wednesday, June 10, with all occupants found dead after a difficult recovery.
- Authorities identified the victims as Satyaprakash (Sonipat), Manit (19) and Savita (both Ghaziabad), and Sangeeta (Delhi), and have informed their families while bodies are being sent for postmortems.
- Rescue teams from the State Disaster Response Force, Mussoorie police, fire service, 108 ambulances and other agencies conducted the retrieval in dense vegetation and steep terrain that slowed operations.
- Officials say preliminary signs point to brake failure; police have launched a detailed probe that includes a mechanical examination of the vehicle and reconstruction of the final moments.
- A separate June 10 hit-and-run in Bijnor killed a 70-year-old cyclist after a gravel-laden dumper allegedly fled the scene, underscoring recurring road-safety and enforcement problems in the region.