Eight people including seven Nepalis died in a road accident at Betalghat in Nainital district of India on Monday night.
According to Sub-Inspector at Betalghat Police Post, Anish Ansari, the deceased have been identified as Bishram Chaudhary, Dhiraj Chaudhary, Antaram Chaudhary, Binod Chaudhary, Tilak Chaudhary, Udayram Chaudhary and Gopal Basnet.
Based on the documents found with them, the seven Nepalis were from Babai of the then Bheri zone, according to the police.
The accident took place when a rented vehicle fell some 150 meters down the road while loading goods. They had been working there to lay pipelines along the roadside around the incident site.
A local driver along with seven Nepalis lost their lives in the accident, he shared. All the bodies have been kept at Nainital Government Hospital.
Similarly, Shanti Chaudhary, wife of Dhiraj Chaudhary, and Janak Chaudhary were injured in the incident. Sub-Inspector Ansari said police personnel as well as state disaster response teams were deputed to carry out rescue operations.
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