Three people, including a woman, died and several were injured when a KSRTC bus fell into a gorge near Pullupara in a hill district. The bus was returning to Mavelikara after a trip to Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. Rescue operations involving Police and Fire Services were promptly initiated. The deceased's bodies are at a private hospital in Mundakayam.
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