Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Five Injured After Car Plunges into Dehradun Gorge
A car carrying five people fell into a deep gorge near Sahia.
The accident happened near Lalpul on Saturday morning.
Two people were badly hurt, and three had smaller injuries.
Rescue workers from the State Disaster Response Force and the police climbed down to the car.
They brought everyone safely out of the gorge.
Ambulances then took the injured people to a hospital.
A separate accident happened in Nainital involving a tourist vehicle.
About 20 tourists were hurt in that incident, and rescuers and local residents helped them.
A car carrying three men and two women fell about 35 metres into a gorge near Lalpul, before Sahia.
The State Disaster Response Force and local police rescued all five occupants on Saturday morning.
Two occupants sustained serious injuries, while three suffered minor injuries.
All five injured people were taken to a hospital by ambulance for treatment.
In a separate Nainital incident, about 20 tourists were injured when a tempo traveller fell into a gorge near Lakshmi Khan.
- Who
- Five car occupants—three men and two women—were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force and local police.
- What
- A car plunged approximately 35 metres into a gorge; all five occupants were injured and rescued.
- When
- The car accident occurred on Saturday morning. The separate Nainital incident was reported on August 20.
- Where
- Near Lalpul, before Sahia, in Dehradun; the separate incident occurred near Lakshmi Khan in the Malla Ramgarh area of Nainital district.
- Why
- The cause of the car accident was not specified.
- People in car
- Five: three men and two women
- Fall distance
- Approximately 35 metres
- Serious injuries
- Two people
- Minor injuries
- Three people
- Rescue agencies
- State Disaster Response Force and local police
- Medical response
- All five were transported to a hospital by ambulance
- Separate Nainital incident
- About 20 tourists were injured after a tempo traveller fell into a gorge