A Scorpio carrying tourists from Pilibhit to Kainchi Dham for darshan (religious pilgrimage) went out of control and plunged into a gorge near Niglat on the Bhawali-Almora National Highway. Three tourists died in the accident, while five others were injured. The injured were rescued from the gorge with the help of police and local residents and taken to Bhawali Community Health Center (CHC).
Kotwal Prakash Singh Mehra said that Rishi Patel (7), son of Rahul Patel, a resident of Bareilly Airport Air Force, Pilibhit Road, Izzatnagar; Swati (20), daughter of Bhuparam; Akshay (20), son of Chandan Singh Patel; Jyoti (25), wife of Karan; Karan (25), son of Jitendra; Rahul Patel (35), son of Bhuparam; Ganga Devi (56), wife of Bhuparam; Brijesh Kumari (26), daughter of Rahul Patel; and Nancy Gangwar (24), daughter of Jaipal Singh, were taken to the hospital.
Dr. Ramesh Kumar of the CHC said that Ganga Devi, Nancy Gangwar, and Brijesh Kumari had succumbed to their injuries by the time they reached the hospital. The other five injured were referred to a higher medical center in Haldwani
