One killed, five injured as car falls into 20-foot gorge

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Press Trust of India Udhagamandalam
Last Updated : Feb 09 2015 | 5:15 PM IST
One person was killed and five others seriously injured today, when the car in which they were travelling fell in a 20-foot deep gorge near Kallhatti about 30 km from here.
The occupants of the car were returning to Tirupur, after a night stay here, when the mishap occurred, reportedly due to brake failure, resulting in the driver losing control of the vehicle and hitting a parapet wall at a hairpin bend, before plunging into the gorge, police said.
The injured have been admitted to hospital.

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First Published: Feb 09 2015 | 5:15 PM IST