Dehradun, Jun 25 (PTI) A four-day-old child among four members of a family died after their car fell into a canal in Haldwani following heavy rain in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Wednesday, police said.
The family was returning home in nearby Kichha town of Udham Singh Nagar district after the delivery at a hospital in Haldwani when the tragic accident happened, they said.
The accident occurred at 7.30 am when the family was returning from the Sushila Tiwari Hospital in Haldwani with their newborn son. The car fell into the canal near the fire department office.
While four people, including the infant, died inside the car, three injured were rushed to hospital, the police said.
The killed in the accident were the newborn, his father Rakesh (32), his grandmother Kamala Devi (50) and his aunt Neetu (36).
The infant’s mother Rama (27) was injured in the incident. The other injured have been identified as Neetu’s husband Ramesh (39) and driver Shyamlal (40).
They are undergoing treatment at Sushila Tiwari Hospital.
As per initial investigation, the driver lost control over the car as it was going at high speed, police said.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief over the loss of lives in the mishap.
“Received the tragic news of a car accident in Haldwani, resulting in the death of four people and injuries to three others. I pray to God for speedy recovery of all the injured,” Dhami said in a post on X.
Heavy rains have lashed parts of Uttarakhand since the arrival of monsoon last week. They have triggered landslides at several places in the hill state, claiming nearly half a dozen lives in separate incidents over the last few days. PTI ALM NB
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