Wayanad (Kerala) [India], August 25 (ANI): Nine people were killed and two sustained injuries after their jeep fell into a gorge near Thalapuzha in Kerala's Wayanad district, police said on Friday. 

According to Kerala police, "A jeep carrying 11 people fell into a gorge near Thalapuzha in Wayanad. Nine people died and two were injured." 

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The injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital. 

Further information is awaited. (ANI)

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