Maha: 17 passengers injured as minibus falls into gorge
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At least 17 passengers wereinjured on Sunday when a minibus fell into a gorge in MalshejGhat, a mountain pass around 100 kms from here, police said.
The mishap occurred around 9 pm, they said.
No death has been reported so far, a police officialsaid.
''The bus, which was moving towards Kalyan in Thanedistrict from Ahmednagar, fell into the gorge. On beingalerted, some police personnel and a rescue team rushed to thespot and launched a rescue operation,'' the official of Thanedistrict rural police said.
''The injured were admitted to a local governmenthospital,'' he said.
Further information related to the mishap is awaited.
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