14 die in Uttarakhand accident
Dehradun/UNI: Fourteen people of a marriage party in Uttarakhand plunged to their deaths after a vehicle carrying them rolled down a deep gorge on Tuesday in Champawat district, police said.
There were 16 passengers when the vehicle dropped into the gorge by the Tanakpur-Champawat National Highway as they were passing the Sukhidhang-Danda Minar road.
Two, including the driver, are in critical condition, the police said.
The passengers were returning from a wedding party that occurred in Kaknai village.
The deceased belonged to Danda and Kathoti villages.
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