12 killed as jeep falls into gorge

The vehicle slipped off the Mori-Jakholi road, which had become slippery after snowfall and fell into a deep gorge killing six persons on the spot, Purola sub-divisional magistrate Rajkumar Pandey said.

Among the injured admitted at a nearby hospital, six of them succumbed to their injuries, Pandey said.

The remaining injured are still undergoing treatment at the hospital, he said.