In the early hours of Thursday, an SUV carrying six passengers plunged into a 300‑meter‑deep gorge in Uttarakhand, India, killing four men and leaving a woman seriously injured and two women missing, a local police officer confirmed.
Confirmed: The vehicle, traveling on a pilgrimage route, was driven by a male passenger from Gujarat. The other six occupants included three men and three women—all from Gujarat. The four fatalities were male passengers, including the driver. The injured passenger is a woman who suffered serious injuries. Two women remain missing, according to the officer.
Confirmed: The drop occurred in Uttarakhand’s northern territory, and the SUV ultimately landed in a river below the gorge. The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday, November 5, 2026.
Confirmed: Local authorities are conducting a search operation for the two missing women, a search that is still underway as of the officer’s statement.
Unconfirmed: No details have been released regarding the circumstances that caused the vehicle to fall, and authorities have not issued a statement on the exact cause of the wreck.
Unconfirmed: The total number of passengers was reported as eight, but no additional names or roles beyond the six occupants and the driver have been released by police.
