Overview
- A vehicle carrying 11 people went off the Chamba–Koti road near Nail in Tehri Garhwal and fell about 300 meters into a gorge, according to local officials.
- Officials reported eight deaths in the crash, while two injured passengers are stable at District Hospital Baurari.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex-gratia from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund: Rs 2 lakh for each family that lost someone and Rs 50,000 for each injured person.
- The Prime Minister’s Office said it is in touch with Uttarakhand authorities to monitor the response and speed up the payout.
- Rescue teams from the SDRF, police, and the health department worked at the site, where the steep terrain makes extractions and treatment harder.