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Six devotees killed in road accident in Nashik

Nashik, Dec 7 (UNI) Six members of a family were killed on the spot after a car they were travelling in fell into a 600 feet deep gorge at Saptashrungi Ghat in Kalvan taluka of the district today.
According to police, the Patel family was returning home after offering prayers to the deity at Saptashrungi fort (gad) in evening, when their car fell into a 600-feet deep gorge. All six occupants in the car died in this terrible accident.
The deceased have been identified as Kirti Patel (50), Rashila Patel (50), Vitthal Patel (65), Lata Patel (60), Pachan Patel (60), Mani Ben Patel (70), all residents of Pimpalgaon Baswant.
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