Uttarkashi: Sixteen people were killed when the jeep they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near Sankri in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district.
The vehicle slipped off the Mori-Jakholi road, which had become slippery after snowfall and fell into a deep gorge killing six of its occupants on the spot, Purola sub-divisional magistrate Rajkumar Pandey said.
The injured, who were admitted at a nearby hospital, later succumbed to their injuries during the treatment, Pandey added.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 21:39