Thane, May 27 - Four persons died and 19 others were injured today when a truck in which they were travelling fell off a culvert into the channel below it, police said.

The incident took place near Kasara when the truck carrying around 30 people hit a wall and fell off the culvert, they said. The passengers were on way to Nashik to attend a marriage function.

The four deceased have been identified as Shobha Madhukar Dhonde, Atul Chandrashekar More, Lilabhai Pandurang Bhole and a 17-year-old boy Akash Prakash Bhole, police said.

Nineteen people, including 13 women, who were injured in the accident were being treated at Nashik Civil Hospital. PTI