Four people from Mumbai, Thane dead as car headed for Badrinath falls into gorge

Four people from Mumbai and nearby areas died in an accident in Tehri, Uttarakhand after their car fell into a 50-metre-deep gorge. Two other were injured in the accident,

The deceased have been identified as Shivaji Budhkar (53), Purushottam Dattatreya (37), Jitesh Prakash Lokhande (43), and Dharmaraj, whose age is yet to be ascertained. Budhkar was from Mumbai, Dattatreya and Lokhande from Thane, and Dharmaraj from Palghar.

Ravindra Chavan (56) from Mumbai and driver Kavindra Singh, a resident of Ukhimath, are undergoing treatment at the government hospital in Rishikesh.


Three people died on the spot and one succumbed during treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh.

The vehicle was on its way to Badrinath from Haridwar. Besides the driver, there were six people in the car at the time of the accident.

The accident took place near Shree Ram Tapasthali Ashram, Brahmapuri, in Tehri district.

(Inputs from PTI)