India, June 19 -- 5 people were killed and 3 others injured after a vehicle fell into a deep gorge and caught fire in the Barakot area of Uttarakhand, officials said. The accident took place when the vehicle reportedly lost control and plunged into the ravine, triggering a massive fire after the impact.

Local police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams rushed to the spot soon after receiving information. Rescue operations were carried out in difficult terrain as the vehicle was engulfed in flames and the gorge made access challenging.

The injured were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were recovered from the crash site after a difficult operation.

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