Shimla, Jan 19 (PTI) Two persons were killed and six others injured as an Omni van they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on Sunday, a district official said.

The van fell into about a 500-ft-deep gorge in Bir Billing of Baijnath sub-division on Sunday evening, he added.

A total of eight persons were in the van when it fell into the gorge, he said, adding two of them died on the spot.

Two have been referred to a Baijnath hospital whereas the four others with minor injuries were discharged after the treatment, he added.

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