Prima facie, the driver of the car lost control while negotiating a blind curve, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and fall into the gorge, police said.
With hopes of finding more survivors or bodies fading, the authorities will continue with a limited search along the stream from Chesoti to downstream areas to trace those still missing.
Rescue teams, led by Home Principal Secretary Chandraker Bharti, continue operations along 22-km stretch; over 100 injured, 39 still missing as Machail Mata yatra remains suspended