<p>At least 13 people have died and two others were seriously injured after a pick-up truck travelling in a remote and mountainous region in northern India plunged into a deep gorge on Sunday, officials said.</p>.<p>The pick-up was taking 15 people from Bayla village to Vikasnagar city in Uttarakhand when it went off the road around 10:00 am, Dehradun district's Rural Superintendent of Police, Swatantra Kumar Singh, told AFP.</p>.<p>Singh said 13 bodies were recovered from the 400-foot (122-metre) deep gorge in a rural part of Chakrata town.</p>.<p>A five-year-old child and another villager, whose age was not disclosed, were taken to hospital in a serious condition.</p>.<p>India's vast network of roads is poorly maintained and notoriously dangerous.</p>.<p>About 1,50,000 people are killed each year in traffic accidents in India, according to the government.</p>.<p>Among the main factors contributing to the high number of fatalities are excessive speeding and people not using seatbelts or wearing crash helmets.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>.<p><em><strong>More to follow...</strong></em></p>
<p>At least 13 people have died and two others were seriously injured after a pick-up truck travelling in a remote and mountainous region in northern India plunged into a deep gorge on Sunday, officials said.</p>.<p>The pick-up was taking 15 people from Bayla village to Vikasnagar city in Uttarakhand when it went off the road around 10:00 am, Dehradun district's Rural Superintendent of Police, Swatantra Kumar Singh, told AFP.</p>.<p>Singh said 13 bodies were recovered from the 400-foot (122-metre) deep gorge in a rural part of Chakrata town.</p>.<p>A five-year-old child and another villager, whose age was not disclosed, were taken to hospital in a serious condition.</p>.<p>India's vast network of roads is poorly maintained and notoriously dangerous.</p>.<p>About 1,50,000 people are killed each year in traffic accidents in India, according to the government.</p>.<p>Among the main factors contributing to the high number of fatalities are excessive speeding and people not using seatbelts or wearing crash helmets.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>.<p><em><strong>More to follow...</strong></em></p>