India, Jan. 3 -- In yet another fatal mishap at the accident-prone Tamhini Ghat near Mangaon, a Hyundai Aura plunged into a gorge on Friday, killing the driver on the spot. The crash occurred at the same spot where a Thar SUV had fallen last month, claiming the lives of six youths from Pune.

According to the police, the car veered off the road and fell into a 700-800 metre-deep gorge, leaving the vehicle completely crushed. Rescue teams deployed drones to trace the mangled remains of the car in the steep terrain. Preliminary inspection suggests that one person was trapped inside the vehicle, though officials are yet to formally confirm the number of occupants.

"We are in the process of retrieving the body. The deceased has been identifi...