Six Dead As Car Falls Into 600-Foot Gorge In Ghat Area Of Maharashtra’s Nashik

Six persons were killed after a car fell into a 600-foot deep gorge in Saptashring Garh Ghat in Nashik's Kalwan taluka on Sunday (December 7, 2025), a police official said.

The incident took place at 4 p.m. and the deceased are from Pimpalgaon Baswant in Niphad taluka, the official added.

"They died on the spot. The Toyota Innova vehicle, which had seven passengers, suffered heavy damage. The deceased have been identified as Kirti Patel (50), Raseela Patel (50), Vitthal Patel (65), Lata Patel (60), Vachan Patel (60) and Maniben Patel (70). Superintendent of police Balasaheb Patil is supervising rescue operations," the official said.