Char Dham Yatra tragedy: Surat advocate, daughter among 4 killed; wife and another woman missing
UTTARKASHI: A pilgrimage to the Char Dham shrines turned into a tragedy for two families from Gujarat after their Toyota Innova plunged into a river near Gangnani on the Gangotri Highway .
The families were travelling towards Gangotri after visiting Yamunotri when the accident occurred. Four people died, two women remain missing and a 17-year-old boy was injured.
Among those killed were Ashokbhai Patel, an advocate from Surat, and his 19-year-old daughter, Rutika. His wife, Sudaben (45), is missing, while their son, Vedant (17), sustained injuries.
After receiving initial medical treatment, Vedant was referred to a higher medical facility.
Ghanshyambhai Sarvaliya (32), who belonged to the second family, also died in the accident.
His wife, Kiranben Vishalbhai Patel (34), remains missing. The vehicle's driver, Surendra Singh, a resident of Haridwar, was also killed.
Police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are conducting a search operation to trace Sudaben and Kiranben, who remain missing in the river.
The families were travelling towards Gangotri after visiting Yamunotri when the accident occurred. Four people died, two women remain missing and a 17-year-old boy was injured.
Among those killed were Ashokbhai Patel, an advocate from Surat, and his 19-year-old daughter, Rutika. His wife, Sudaben (45), is missing, while their son, Vedant (17), sustained injuries.
After receiving initial medical treatment, Vedant was referred to a higher medical facility.
Ghanshyambhai Sarvaliya (32), who belonged to the second family, also died in the accident.
His wife, Kiranben Vishalbhai Patel (34), remains missing. The vehicle's driver, Surendra Singh, a resident of Haridwar, was also killed.
Police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are conducting a search operation to trace Sudaben and Kiranben, who remain missing in the river.
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