Nainital, March 21 -- Two people lost their lives while two others were injured after a car plunged into a deep gorge near Gethiya on the Bhawali-Haldwani road in Nainital on Saturday morning.

According to information received from the Disaster Control Room at around 8:40 AM, a vehicle had met with an accident and fallen into a gorge. Acting promptly, a team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) from the Nainital post, led by Sub-Inspector Manish Bhakuni, rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations.

Upon reaching the site, the team found that a Hyundai Venue car (registration number: UP 78 HJ 4936) had fallen approximately 60-70 meters deep into the gorge. A total of four people were travelling in the vehicle at the time of ...