Dehradun, April 24 -- Around 12 people were killed in three separate accidents in Uttarakhand, police officials said on Thursday. Eight people died and two others were injured on Thursday after a vehicle lost control and plunged nearly 300 metres into a deep gorge near Nail on the Chamba-Koti motor road in the Chamba development block of Tehri Garhwal district on Thursday, officials aware of the matter said. The injured were shifted to the district hospital in Baurari, where they are undergoing treatment and are reported to be out of danger. According to Brijesh Bhatt, district disaster management officer of Tehri Garhwal district, the accident occurred when a Max vehicle carrying around 11 passengers lost control and fell into the gorge near Nailvillage. "Upon receiving information about the accident, teams of the state disaster response force (SDRF), the health department and local police rushed to the spot and launched relief and rescue operations," Bhatt said. He said around ten people were travelling in the vehicle when it met with the accident. "All the occupants of the vehicle are residents of Ghansali, who were returning there from Rishikesh after performing funeral rites," he said. Rescue teams from the SDRF, local police and fire services carried out operations to retrieve the victims and evacuate the injured from the gorge. According to officials, the two injured have been identified as Uttam, 30, a resident of Lostu Badiyargarh village, and Ankit, 22, a resident of Nelchami village in Ghansali. Meanwhile, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed deep grief over the accident, further directing the administration to ensure appropriate medical treatment. Three people died after a car plunged nearly 250 metres into a deep gorge on the Bhiri-Kakola motor road in Rudraprayag district on Wednesday night. According to officials of the state disaster response force (SDRF), information was received that a vehicle (UK 13 TA 1991) travelling from Bhiri to Auring lost control and fell into the gorge. Following the alert, an SDRF rescue team from the Augustmuni post led by sub-inspector Dharmendra Pawar rushed to the accident site and launched a rescue operation. Officials said the vehicle had fallen into a gorge about 250 metres deep and three people inside the car died on the spot. The SDRF team initiated a rescue and retrieval operation and began bringing the bodies up to the road head. The deceased were identified as Naveen Singh (30), a resident of Auring, Amit Singh (35) and Anshul (28), both residents of Sursal village in Rudraprayag district. In another incident, a 35-year-old motorcyclist died in a road accident on Haldwani road in Kaladhungi area of Nainital district on Thursday morning. According to sub-inspector Tanvir Aalam, investigating officer at Kaladhungi police station, the victim, identified as Pushkar Singh Karki, a resident of Lalkuan, lost control of his motorcycle while attempting to overtake a bus near Guruni nullah. "The bike collided with the rear portion of the bus, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to the community health centre in Kaladhungi where doctors declared him dead," Aalam said. Police reached the hospital after receiving information and took the body into custody before sending it for postmortem examination. Officials said the bus driver has been taken into custody and further investigation into the incident is underway. After the postmortem, the body was handed over to the deceased's family members, policeadded....