India, Dec. 8 -- A major accident took place near the Saptashrungi hills in Nashik district on Sunday evening, where six devotees from Pimpalgaon Baswant died after the Innova they were travelling in fell nearly 600 feet into a deep valley in the Nanduri Gad area.

The accident took place on the ghat road that goes towards the famous Saptashrungi temple, where the victims were heading to.

Kalwan police said that the devotees were on their way to the temple when their vehicle - an Innova with number MH 15 BN 0555 - lost control near the Bhawari waterfall stretch. The vehicle was reportedly trying to overtake another car when it crashed into the roadside barrier, and topped down the gorge.

The dead were all from the same family. They have...