Chamba, June 28 -- Four people were killed after a car plunged into a deep gorge on the Nakrod-Himgiri road in the Churah subdivision of Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, police said on Sunday.

According to the police, the accident is believed to have occurred late Saturday night but came to light on Sunday morning when local residents spotted the mangled vehicle lying in the gorge and informed the police.

A police team, along with rescue personnel, rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. After several hours of effort, all four occupants were recovered from the wreckage and were declared dead at the scene.

The vehicle was completely damaged in the crash, indicating the severity of the impact. The identities of the decease...