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A vehicle carrying some 14 people, plunged into a well in southern Indian state of Telangana on Sunday evening, killing at least 10 people, police said.
The accident occurred in Mendora in the state’s Nizamabad area, some 170 km from capital Hyderabad, Xinhua reported citing police.
“Some 10 people, including four women and six children, died on the spot in the impact of the fall. The four injured have been admitted to a local hospital,” an official said Monday.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family members.
“A probe has been ordered into the incident,” the official added.