Following the accident, local police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and emergency medical teams reached the spot. Four bodies have been recovered from the riverbank, while water police and divers are continuing the search for the two missing women amid the strong current.
A 27-member team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was also dispatched from Manera to assist in the rescue operation. The teams are coordinating efforts under the directions of Uttarkashi District Magistrate Prashant Arya.
The district administration has placed the local disaster management centre and medical teams on alert to ensure immediate assistance.
Meanwhile, police have initiated an investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the vehicle losing control and plunging into the river.