6 dead as car falls into 600ft gorge
Nashik, Dec. 8 -- Six people were killed after a car fell into a 600-foot-deep gorge in Saptashring Garh Ghat in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Sunday, a police said.
The incident took place at 4pm and the deceased are from Pimpalgaon Baswant in Niphad taluka, an official said. "They died on the spot. The Toyota Innova vehicle, which had seven passengers, suffered heavy damage. The deceased have been identified as Kirti Patel (50), Raseela Patel (50), Vitthal Patel (65), Lata Patel (60), Vachan Patel (60) and Maniben Patel (70)," the official said.
Police and district disaster management panel personnel have been deployed at the site to carry out rescue operations, said resident deputy collector and District Disaster Authority CEO Rohitkumar Rajput.
PM Narendra Modi expressed grief over the deaths in a post on X. "Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to a mishap in Nashik, Maharashtra. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover soon," he posted on X.
CM Devendra Fadnavis called the incident "extremely tragic", and said families of the deceased will be provided financial assistance of Rs.5 lakh each from the state government....
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