NEW DELHI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Four people died, one was seriously injured and two went missing after the SUV they were travelling in fell into a 300-meter-deep gorge and eventually landed in a river in India's northern state of Uttarakhand in the early hours of Thursday, a local police officer confirmed.
Besides the driver, the vehicle was carrying six passengers, three men and three women. All four people killed were men, including the driver.
The injured person and the two missing people were women, the officer said, adding that the victims hailed from the western state of Gujarat and were on a pilgrimage in Uttarakhand.
A search operation was still underway to find the two missing women, according to the officer. ■