Overview
- An Innova carrying pilgrims from Jaisalmer went off the road near Ganga Darshan Hotel in Devprayag and plunged about 200 metres into the Alaknanda River, an accident that took place on Tuesday.
- Authorities confirmed four fatalities, including a doctor who worked at AIIMS, while three people remain missing and a 12‑year‑old boy was critically injured and referred to AIIMS Rishikesh for treatment.
- State Disaster Response Force teams from Vyasi, Srinagar and Dhalwala, local police and revenue officials launched search and recovery work that has used rafting teams and divers but been slowed by powerful river currents and the gorge's steep, rugged terrain.
- Rescuers recovered bodies in stages during the operation, CCTV footage of the incident has been reported, and local officials gave the vehicle registration as UK 08 TA 5433 and said the occupants were Rajasthan residents.
- The crash highlights recurring dangers on narrow Himalayan pilgrimage roads where heavy traffic and steep slopes make accidents hard to reach and recover, and follows a separate deadly Uttarakhand gorge crash on May 30 that raised similar safety concerns.