Two killed as car falls into stone mine

Two persons were killed when their car fell into a 200-metre deep stone mine in neighbouring Mahoba district, police said today.

Superintendent of Police of Mahoba district N Kolanchi said, "The accident took place yesterday when Sunil Chaurasia (32) was imparting driving skills to his nephew Himanshu (19).

"As Himanshu was learning to drive, he failed to negotiate a truck coming from the opposite direction. Subsequently, he lost control over the car, and it fell into a 200-metre deep stone mine."

While Himanshu died on the spot, Sunil succumbed to injuries on way to Jhansi.

A case has been registered and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem, police said.