Udupi : Four people died and five others sustained injuries after a truck fell into a gorge at the Agumbe Ghat under Hebri police station limits of Udupi district on Friday.

Preliminary reports suggest that the incident was reported at the fifth curve (from the Someshwara side) of Agumbe Ghat. The deceased are learnt to be residents of Karkala.

The accident reportedly took place in the afternoon when the lorry was returning empty from Shivamogga. Sources informed that as soon as the truck reached near the fifth cross of the ghat road, the driver suddenly lost control over the vehicle.

The mortal remains have been shifted to the government hospital in Hebri.