By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
Three female pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh were killed and six injured when their Scorpio vehicle fell into a gorge in Nainital district of Uttarakhand on Thursday, police said.
The pilgrims were travelling to from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh to Kainchidham temple in Nainital when the accident occurred near Bhawali on the Bhawali-Almora National Highway.
Upon receiving information, police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.
All the injured were admitted to a nearby hospital, CO Ravikant Semwal said.
The deceased have been identified as Ganga Devi (56), Brijesh Kumari (26) and Nainsati Gangwar (24), all residents of Bareilly.