India News | 3 Killed as Mini Truck Falls into Gorge in MP

Khargone, Oct 22 (PTI) Three persons were killed when a mini truck fell into a 100-feet-deep gorge in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said on Sunday.

The accident took place on Saturday night near Jamghat under Mandleshwar police station limits, an official said.

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The driver of the mini truck, carrying iron pipes and other goods, lost control over the wheels following which the vehicle fell into the deep gorge, Mandleshwar police station in-charge Indresh Tripathi said.

After being alerted by villagers, a police team rushed to the spot, but by the time help reached there, three men on board the truck had died, he said.

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The deceased were yet to be identified, the police said.

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