Chamoli, Nov 6 (PTI) One person was killed and 10 others injured after a pickup vehicle and a car collided

Chamoli, Nov 6 (PTI) One person was killed and 10 others injured after a pickup vehicle and a car collided

Chamoli, Nov 6 (PTI) One person was killed and 10 others injured after a pickup vehicle and a car collided

     Chamoli, Nov 6 (PTI) One person was killed and 10 others injured after a pickup vehicle and a car collided near Lambagad on the Badrinath national highway, police said on Friday.

     The accident occurred late Thursday night near the JP Power Project in Lambagad, under the Govindghat police station area, involving a Bolero pickup and a Kia car, they said.

     The impact caused the pickup vehicle to overturn, injuring occupants of both vehicles.

     A police team from the Pandukeshwar outpost and a State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team were rushed to the spot after receiving information about the accident. They launched rescue operations and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital in ambulances.

     The deceased, identified as Monu, son of Ram Ratan and a resident of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, was travelling in the pickup vehicle. He was declared dead by doctors at the Joshimath hospital.

     The injured pickup occupants were identified as Anshul (26), Monu Pal (29) and Shivam (31), all residents of Haridwar, and Shiv Kumar (42), Menpal (38), Manoj Kumar (35), Monty (28) and Johnny Pal (35), all residents of Muzaffarnagar.

     The three occupants of the car, who sustained minor injuries, were identified as Archisa (20), Pushpendra Kumar (50) and Poonam Rani (46), all residents of Jaipur, Rajasthan, police said.

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