Three people were killed and three others injured after a tempo carrying pilgrims from Yavatmal plunged nearly 100 feet into a gorge on a ghat road in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, police said on Saturday.

The accident occurred around 5 am on Friday when the vehicle was negotiating a sharp bend on Keroli Ghat in Mahur tehsil, an official said. The occupants, who worked at a furniture shop, were returning to Yavatmal after visiting a temple in Mahur during the ongoing Navratri festival.