Three of family die as car falls into gorge near Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu

MADURAI: Three members of a

family

, including a child, died when a

car

they were travelling in fell into a

gorge

near

Kodaikanal

in Tamil Nadu on Friday night.

According to police, Gokul, an advocate from Madurai district, was returning from Kodaikanal with his wife, daughter, mother-in-law and a friend on Friday night.

The accident happened near Adukkam due to poor visibility on the road as there was mist. The car fell off the road into a 300-foot-deep gorge. Gokul’s wife, child and mother-in-law died on the spot. Gokul and his friend suffered injuries.

The friend climbed back to the road and alerted police. Police and fire and rescue services officials reached the spot and recued Gokul and recovered the bodies.

Gokul and his friend were admitted to Theni Medical College Hospital.