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Deoghar ropeway accident: 3 dead, all others rescued after over 40-hour operation
Three people died in the Deoghar ropeway accident on Trikut hill in Jharkhand. All others have been rescued.
The Deoghar ropeway rescue operations in Jharkhand went on for over a day with several people remaining stuck till Tuesday morning. The rescue operation is now complete.
Three people died in the incident, two of whom fell during the rescue operation.
All the tourists, who were trapped mid-air in cable cars connecting the Trikut Hills in Jharkhand's Deoghar district, have now been rescued.
According to reports, three people have lost their lives after cable cars were left dangling mid-air due to a malfunction of the ropeway which resulted in trolley cars colliding on Sunday.