Three killed, 5 injured as vehicle falls into gorge

Three persons were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Monday. The driver lost his control over the vehicle while negotiating a blind curve.

Banihal: Three persons were killed and five others injured when a private vehicle skidded off a road and fell into a 200 feet gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday.

The accident took place on Monday night near Seenbatti along the Poral-Paristan Road, about 25 km from Ramban, a police official said.

He said the vehicle was going towards Seenbatti and fell into the gorge after the driver lost control while negotiating a blind curve.

A rescue operation was immediately launched and three persons--Milap Singh,55, Keshu Ram,44, and Raju Singh,24, -- were found dead.

The official said the injured driver Reyaz Ahmad, Kalyan Singh, Kartar Singh, Flower Singh and Hari Om were admitted in Ramban District Hospital after treatment at the Public Health Centre in Ukhral.