Three dead, four missing after SUV plunges into river near Devprayag

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SDRF squad  astatine  the spot   of the mishap  involving a car   arsenic  it plunges into a gorge connected  the Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway successful  Devprayag, successful  Tehri Garhwal connected  Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

SDRF squad astatine the spot of the mishap involving a car arsenic it plunges into a gorge connected the Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway successful Devprayag, successful Tehri Garhwal connected Tuesday, June 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

Three radical were killed, and 4 others stay missing aft an SUV carrying 8 radical plunged into a stream adjacent Devprayag successful Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal territory connected Tuesday (June 2, 2026) morning, officials said.

A lad was rescued with superior injuries and admitted to a hospital. A search-and-rescue cognition was underway successful the country till precocious evening.

State Disaster Response Force Commandant Arpan Yaduvanshi informed that aft the operator mislaid control, the conveyance veered disconnected the roadworthy and fell into a heavy gorge earlier being swept distant by the river. Rescue teams carried retired operations successful hard terrain and challenging stream conditions.

The conveyance had 5 pistillate and 3 antheral occupants. Bodies of 3 occupants were retrieved till the clip of filing this report.

Authorities person not yet released the identities of the victims.

Published - June 02, 2026 07:39 p.m. IST

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