Vehicle carrying 8 persons plunged into gorge; 4 persons rescued.
Vehicle carrying 8 persons plunged into gorge; 4 persons rescued.
Press Trust of Kashmir | Jammu : A vehicle carrying 8 persons plunged into gorge on national highway in Jammu division on Wednesday morning.
An official said that at 0530hrs, a vehicle bearing no. JK02AP 4588 coming from Jammu to Srinagar carrying labourers, met with an accident and plunged into Gorge near Khuni nallah.
Immediately upon receiving the information, Ramban police along with QRT, UTDRF, Army started the search and rescue operations, he said
4 people were rescued including a child 2y year old, who later succumbed to injuries at DH Ramban, he added that
The details of injured persons are Narayan Manji (21) son of Ramesh Manji resident of Chhattisgarh, Dinesh Kumar (19) son of Baghi Rath resident of Dharasiv Chhattisgarh, Maghe Lal son of Amar Singh resident of Chhattisgarh
The child aged 2 yrs has been identified as Aryan son of Deepak Sahu resident of Chhattisgarh
Rescue and search operations of remaining 4 persons in underway.
Officials added that QRT Ramban has informed that a Mahindra vehicle carrying brickkiln workers has reportedly rolled down a gorge near Khooni Nallah on NH-44. Eight persons travelling in the vehicle. 4 dead, 4 injured.
He added that search for missing persons in Khooni Nallah accident is on. The injured have been admitted in District Hospital Ramban. The ill-fated vehicle was on its way from Jammu to Srinagar.(PTK).
