Two people lost their lives while three others were injured after a heavy stone falling from above in Munkatiya landslide zone in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district hit a vehicle on Monday morning, said officials.

The tragic incident that occurred in the Munkatiya landslide zone area between Sonprayag and Gaurikund on the route to Kedarnath Dham

According to a release from the SDRF, soon after receiving the information of the incident, the officials of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) reached the spot and engaged in a rescue and relief operations with the help of local citizens.