Shimla, June 18 -- Seven persons, including three brothers were killed when a Bolero vehicle plunged into a 500-metre-deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Wednesday night.

The accident occurred near Chhatrund on Masrund-Hamal road in Chamba district in the Churah Assembly constituency at around 2 am when the vehicle, carrying residents of Mahal village under Kuthed Panchayat, reportedly went out of the driver's control and veered off the road.

According to police, all seven occupants died on the spot as the vehicle was completely mangled after tumbling into the deep ravine.

The deceased were identified as Chunni Lal (65), Devi Lal (62), Moti Ram (50) all brothers, Babli Devi (45) wife of Moti Ram, Anita Kumari (20), Kunta ...