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.
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