<p>Twelve people, all belonging to a village in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, were killed when a private vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 700-metre-deep gorge Sunday night, police officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All 12 bodies were recovered early Monday from the wreckage of the vehicle, an official told IANS.<br /><br />The victims, all from Kuthar village, were returning in a multi-utility vehicle after playing a cricket match.<br /><br />Police officials said the accident occurred Sunday night in Badgran panchayat in Bharmour subdivision, some 85 km from district headquarters Chamba.<br /><br />Eyewitnesses said the authorities had a tough time extricating the victims from the gorge.<br /><br />Chamba is one of remotest places in the state and scarcity and low frequency of passenger buses in the district leads to overcrowding of vehicles.</p>
<p>Twelve people, all belonging to a village in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, were killed when a private vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 700-metre-deep gorge Sunday night, police officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All 12 bodies were recovered early Monday from the wreckage of the vehicle, an official told IANS.<br /><br />The victims, all from Kuthar village, were returning in a multi-utility vehicle after playing a cricket match.<br /><br />Police officials said the accident occurred Sunday night in Badgran panchayat in Bharmour subdivision, some 85 km from district headquarters Chamba.<br /><br />Eyewitnesses said the authorities had a tough time extricating the victims from the gorge.<br /><br />Chamba is one of remotest places in the state and scarcity and low frequency of passenger buses in the district leads to overcrowding of vehicles.</p>