Gopeshwar (U'khand), Sep 16 (PTI) Three persons, including a woman, were killed on Thursday when the excavator on which they were riding fell into a gorge in Chamoli district, police said.

The excavator fell into a 250-metre deep gorge near Gadi village in Birhi valley killing all three persons on the spot, they said, adding that the bodies have been pulled out of the gorge.

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The deceased persons were identified as machine operator Anand Singh Rawat (40), Jethua Lal (58) and Jethuli Devi (45), police said.

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