Rudraprayag (U'khand), Jun 27 (PTI) A car fell into a gorge along the national highway in Badrinath due to alleged carelessness of its driver, killing a 60-year-old woman and her daughter, officials said on Tuesday.

According to information received from the State Distaster Response Force (SDRF), the accident occurred between Rudraprayag and Srinagar.

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The driver stopped the car on a slope and got down to relieve himself without applying the handbrake, the SDRF said.

As a result, the vehicle went hurtling down into a 300-metre gorge, it said.

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The two bodies have been recovered, ASI Shekhar Chandra Joshi, who led the rescue team, said.

The victims were identified as Kamla Devi and her 45-year-old daughter Lakshmi Devi.

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