Eight people were killed and five injured when a jeep fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Pithoragar on Tuesday, police said, reported the PTI.

The incident occurred in Suni village in the Thal area while the passengers were travelling to Bokta village, they said.

The driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to plunge into a deep gorge. Eight people, including five women and three men, died on the spot, Thal SHO Shankar Singh Rawat said, according to the PTI.