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Eighteen people, including 14 women, were killed and four others sustained injuries after a pick-up vehicle plunged into a gorge in Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.
The injured persons have been shifted to the hospital for treatment, they added.
The accident occurred near Bahpani village under the jurisdiction of Kukdur police station.
The victims were returning from a forest after plucking tendu leaves when the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge.
After being alerted, a police team rushed to the spot and launched the rescue exercise, reports Hindustan Times citing PTI.