Three killed as vehicle falls into deep gorge in Doda
Bhaderwah/Jammu: Three people, including a young woman, were killed and another injured when a vehicle fell into a 200-feet deep gorge near Doda district on Tuesday, police said.
The accident occurred near Bamoo village when the driver lost control over the vehicle, which was on its way to Gondoh from Thathri area.
“Despite darkness and very slippery conditions, locals assisted by police from the nearby post immediately started a rescue operation and evacuated four people from the damaged vehicle,” Bhaderwah SP Vinod Sharma said.
All the injured were shifted to sub district hospital in Gandoh, where doctors declared two of them as brought dead, while another succumbed to his injuries later, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Bilal Ahmed (23), Insha Ayaz (19) and Muzafar while the injured person is Danish Ayaz.
