SRINAGAR, Apr 1 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people of a wedding party were killed and four others critically injured, after a vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said today.
The accident took place last night, at Bafliaz area of Poonch district, about 147 km south-west of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
“Last night, an overcrowded vehicle, carrying members of a wedding party skidded off the mountainous road here and fell into a 300-feet-deep gorge. Six members were killed on the spot, and later on, three others succumbed to their injuries during treatment,” a police official, posted in Poonch, said. “Four others, including the driver, were critically injured in the accident and have been hospitalised.”
Preliminary investigations carried out by the police said, the driver lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a sharp curve on the road.
“The vehicle against the capacity of nine passengers, was carrying 13 inside it,” the police official said.
Police said, immediately after the accident, locals and police launched rescue efforts to pull bodies and injured from the gorge.
Deadly road accidents are common in India, often caused due to overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving.– NNN-PTI
