A Uttarakhand Police sub-inspector died on Tuesday after his Scorpio lost control and plunged into a deep gorge near Shivpuri on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, officials said.
The deceased officer was identified as Vinod Sharma, 45, who was posted as in-charge of the Shivpuri police post under the Munikireti police station area.
Tehri Senior Superintendent of Police Shweta Choubey said the accident took place early in the morning when Sharma was heading home after finishing his night shift.
After receiving information about the crash, police personnel and rescue teams reached the spot and began an operation to bring him out of the gorge. After a strenuous rescue effort, Sharma was pulled out and taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Police have started an investigation to find out what caused the accident.
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