India, Dec. 11 -- At least 18 people were killed in Arunachal Pradesh after a truck fell into a deep gorge along the Indo-China border in Anjaw district.

Though the accident took place on Hayuliang-Chaglagam Road in the eastern part of the hilly state on Monday, it came to light after a lone survivor managed to reach a neighbouring camp two days later.

The authorities said that the minitruck, carrying 22 labourers from Tinsukia, fell off a cliff into a 200-metre deep gorge on the night of December 8.

Preliminary inquiry suggested the accident occurred between 8 pm and 9 pm on Monday, around 11 km from Chaglagam, when the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge.

While 18 people were killed and three others went missing ...