India, Aug. 8 -- Six members of a family were killed and another injured after their car plunged into a deep gorge on the Devprayag-Pauri road in Uttarakhand's Pauri district on Friday, police said.

The accident occurred near the dumping zone in the Devprayag area. Police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel launched a rescue operation after receiving information about the mishap, the SDRF said.

The family, residents of the Laksar area in Haridwar district, was travelling in a Bolero when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to fall into the gorge. Seven people were travelling in the vehicle.

Six bodies, including those of a woman and a three-year-old girl, were recovered from the spot. A 16-year-o...