Couple among 3 killed as car falls into gorge

Three persons, including a couple, were killed today when the car they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge near Devprayag in Uttarakhand's Tehri district.
The accident took place in Mulya village situated between Devprayag and Kirtinagar on the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway, killing the couple on the spot and leaving another woman travelling with them seriously injured, Tehri SSP N S Napalchyal said.
The woman died during treatment at the hospital, he said.
The victims were on their way to Tharali, police said.
The couple has been identified as Dehradun residents-- Bachan Singh and Nandini. The other woman has not been identified yet, they added.