Almora: Accident on Ranikhet-Chaubattia Road; taxi loses control; driver dies

May 6, 2026

A taxi driver lost his life in a tragic road accident early Wednesday morning on the Ranikhet-Chaubattia road in Almora district. Near Deholi village, around 3:00 AM, a WagonR car went out of control, plunged approximately 15–20 meters down from the road, and overturned onto the roof of a house.

At the time of the accident, family members were sleeping inside the house. The sound of a loud crash caused panic and chaos in the area.

According to reports, the WagonR car (registration number UK 02-TA-3159) was being driven by Bhuvan Prasad (32), a resident of Matela, Kafaligair (Bageshwar). He was a taxi driver and had arrived in Siwali village on Tuesday as part of a wedding procession. Early Wednesday morning, while near Deholi, the vehicle went out of control at a sharp bend and plummeted off the road.

The accident was so severe that the driver was flung from the car onto the stone roof, resulting in his death on the spot. Upon receiving the information, Chaubattia Police Post In-charge Rajkumar and Sub-Inspector Firoz Khan, along with their team, rushed to the scene. After conducting a post-mortem examination, the police handed over the body to the family members. Bhuvan is reported to have been the sole earning member of his family. The incident has left his family members in a state of profound grief and shock.

Family Terrified by Crash; Stunned to Find Car Overturned on Roof
Ranikhet: The weather conditions were poor at the time of the accident, which occurred late Tuesday night. The family members of the homeowner, Lal Singh, recounted that upon hearing the loud crash, they initially feared that a landslide had occurred or that a major natural disaster had struck. When the frightened family members rushed outside, they were left utterly stunned to find a car overturned right on their own roof. The accident also caused significant damage to the roof and walls of the house.