Four Dead, Three Missing After Car Plunges Into River Near Gangnani in Uttarkashi
An MUV with seven people aboard plunged into a river near Gangnani Dharamkund on the Gangotri National Highway early Thursday; four bodies recovered, search underway for three others.
Current Summary
Four people were killed when a vehicle plunged into the Bhagirathi river near Gangnani Dharamkund on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district early Thursday morning. The vehicle has since been identified as an Innova, registration UK08 TA6040, registered in Haridwar; it was reportedly hired by a group of Gujarat pilgrims — three women, three men and a driver — travelling to Gangotri. The accident occurred about 20 metres beyond Gangnani Dharamkund, towards Dabrani, where the vehicle lost control and fell into a gorge roughly 300 metres deep before landing in the river. Four bodies have been recovered from the riverbank and identification is underway. Accounts differ on the number still missing: initial reports cited three missing, while a later report says one passenger was seriously injured and two remain missing. Divers, police, SDRF personnel and 108 emergency teams are searching the river amid a strong current that is complicating the operation. District Magistrate Prashant Arya has directed the response.
What We Know
- The accident occurred on the Gangotri National Highway near Gangnani Dharamkund early Thursday morning, November 5.
- A seven-seater MUV carrying seven people plunged into the river after reportedly losing control about 20 metres beyond Gangnani Dharamkund, towards Dabrani.
- Four bodies have been recovered from the riverbank; identification is underway.
- A search is ongoing for three more people believed to have been in the vehicle.
- Police, SDRF and 108 emergency teams were dispatched under directions from District Magistrate Prashant Arya.
- The vehicle has been identified as an Innova, registration UK08 TA6040, registered in Haridwar.
- The passengers were reportedly Gujarat pilgrims — three women, three men and a driver — travelling to Gangotri after hiring the vehicle in Haridwar.
- A later report says one passenger was seriously injured and two remain missing, revising the earlier figure of three missing.
- The gorge into which the vehicle fell is described as approximately 300 metres deep.
What Is Still Unclear
- The identities of the deceased and missing.
- The cause of the vehicle losing control.
- Whether all three missing persons will be found alive.
Drivers on the Gangotri National Highway near Gangnani should exercise caution; rescue operations are active in the area.
What Changed
- 5 Nov, 06:51 amNew reporting identifies the vehicle as an Innova, registration UK08 TA6040, hired from Haridwar and carrying Gujarat pilgrims travelling to Gangotri. This revises earlier reports describing the vehicle as a generic seven-seater MUV. The latest account also says one passenger was seriously injured and two remain missing, revising the earlier figure of three missing. Four deaths remain confirmed. The accident site is described as a roughly 300-metre-deep gorge near Dharamkund, Gangnani, matching earlier location details.
- 5 Nov, 04:50 amSignal detected: Four Dead, Three Missing After Car Plunges Into River Near Gangnani in Uttarkashi