Accident occurs when Thar fell into khud
PrashantNews
Two people were killed and three injured when a Thar vehicle fell into a deep khud at Shikhar Fall area in Dehradun district on Monday, police said.
Both the deceased identified as Ayush Sharma (30) and Avani Kukreti (29), who were natives of Dehradun, died on the spot.
Five people were travelling in Thar (UK01 D 3333) when the accident occurred. They have gone to Shikhar Fall on a morning trip. Sharma was working in merchant navy while Kukreti was running a café house in the hill resort of Mussoorie.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accident occurred after the breaks of Thar failed. Soon after the accident, a police team from Rajpur Police Station along with SDRF personnel launched a rescue operation and took all the three injured to hospitals where their condition is out of danger. The injured have been identified as Sagar Narula (29), a native of Delhi. Yuvraj Bisht (33) and Isha Kumari (28) both from Dehradun.