DEHRADUN: Five pilgrims from West Bengal and an Uttarkashi-based taxi driver died after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a 50-metre-deep gorge near Kotigad village in Kandisaur tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district on Wednesday.
The pilgrims were on their way to the Gangotri shrine when the driver lost control of the vehicle. According to district authorities, the vehicle first hit the parapet wall and then plunged into the gorge. Subsequently, it caught fire and all the six people on board are believed to have died on the spot.
