Six killed, many hurt as bus falls into gorge

Thane/Nashik, Mar 24 (PTI) Six passengers were killed and 30 others injured Sunday when their bus fell into a gorge in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said.
The incident occurred at around 2:45 pm in Torangan ghat between Mokhada and Trimbakeshwar villages, said Thane Region Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) chief Santosh Kadam.The deceased were returning to Surat after taking darshan of Saibaba in Shirdi in Ahmednagar district, neighbouring Nashik.

The official said the incident occurred due to failure of brakes of the bus.