Three devotees killed in road mishap in Satara district

Three women died and 12 others injured Saturday when the SUV they were travelling in fell into a gorge after it was hit by a truck in Satara district of western Maharashtra, police said.

The SUV was headed to a village in neighbouring Sangli district after its occupants paid obeisance at a hill top temple in Maan taluka of Satara.

Themishap occurred at around 12 AM when the vehicle was descending a hill on a kuchha road.

According to a police official, thedriver of the SUV lost his control over the vehicle after it was hit by a truck and hurtled down into a 200-feet deep gorge.

The injured persons are under going treatment at a hospital.