J&K: 3 killed, 5 injured after vehicle fall into gorge

DN Bureau

Three persons, including a 26-year-old woman and her newborn, were killed and five persons injured on Saturday when a van skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said.

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Jammu: Three persons, including a 26-year-old woman and her newborn, were killed and five persons injured on Saturday when a van skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said.

The accident took place near Dhanas village and it is suspected that the driver lost control over the vehicle at a blind curve, a police official said.

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The injured persons were rescued and hospitalised, the official said, adding that the condition of two of them has been stated as serious.

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The woman, Shaanu Devi, and her child died on the spot, while a 50-year-old person succumbed during treatment, he said.(PTI)










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