2 killed, 3 rescued as taxi falls into gorge in Uttarakhand. Two people died and three others were rescued after a taxi fell into a deep gorge near Pali Pulia on the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand. The vehicle was travelling from Chandigarh with five occupants. Police and SDRF teams launched a rescue operation; the three survivors were sent to a nearby health centre.