Raipur, March 22 -- A 28-year-old woman was killed and six others were injured after a ropeway trolley crashed while descending from a temple on a hilltop in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district on Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred at around 10 am near Khallari in Bhimkhoj) village when the trolley's cable snapped, Bagbahra Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Namita Markole said.

"The trolley, which was carrying devotees returning from the Khallari Mata temple, plunged from a height of around 200-300 feet," she said.

The deceased was identified as Ayushi Satkar (28) from Raipur. Her husband, Rishabh Dhavre (29), and a minor relative, Chhayansh Dhavre (16), were injured along with Govind Swami (47), Namita Swami (48), and two minors ...