Current Summary
A Bolero pickup and a Kia car collided late Thursday night near Lambagad on the Badrinath national highway, close to the JP Power Project under Govindghat police station area in Chamoli district. The impact caused the pickup to overturn, injuring occupants of both vehicles. Police from the Pandukeshwar outpost and an SDRF team reached the site and carried out rescue operations, shifting the injured to a nearby hospital. The deceased was identified as Monu, son of Ram Ratan, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, who was travelling in the pickup and was declared dead at Joshimath hospital. Injured pickup occupants were identified as Anshul (26), Monu Pal (29) and Shivam (31) of Haridwar, and Shiv Kumar (42), Menpal (38), Manoj Kumar (35), Monty (28) and Johnny Pal (35), all of Muzaffarnagar. The car's three occupants — Archisa (20), Pushpendra Kumar (50) and Poonam Rani (46), all residents of Jaipur, Rajasthan — sustained minor injuries.
What We Know
- The collision occurred late Thursday night near Lambagad on the Badrinath national highway, near the JP Power Project, under Govindghat police station.
- One person died: Monu, son of Ram Ratan, of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, a pickup occupant, declared dead at Joshimath hospital.
- Ten people were injured, eight from the pickup and three from the car; the car occupants had minor injuries.
- Police from Pandukeshwar outpost and an SDRF team responded and shifted the injured to hospital.
What Is Still Unclear
- The exact cause of the collision has not been established.
What Changed
- 6 Nov, 06:50 amSignal detected: One Killed, Ten Injured in Pickup-Car Collision on Badrinath Highway in Chamoli