Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 21: Two minor siblings were among 11 passengers who were injured after a snow slide hit a passenger vehicle at Sadhna Top in Kupwara district this afternoon.
An official said that a passenger vehicle was swept away by a snow slide and it fell into a deep gorge at Sadhna Top, resulting in injuries to 11passengers.
He said that soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched by Army, Police and locals and all the passengers were rescued in injured condition and shifted to sub-district hospital Tanghdar.
The official said that three injured passengers were referred to Srinagar for advanced treatment.
The injured have been identified as Abdul Rasheed, 40, Zameeda Begum, 35, Sania, 14, Simrab, 12, Shafeeq Ahmad, 37, Naseema Begum, 29, Farhan, 3, Rehan, 3, Sarwar Jaan, 70, Tofeeq Ahmad, 16, Ajmal, 14.
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