Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Aug 22: Two members of a family were among three persons killed in a road accident near Pir Ki Gali on Mughal Road last evening.
Official sources said that mishap took place when Mohd Razak, resident of Chandimarh in Surankote was returning along with his 9 year-old son, Haseeb and a relative, Mohd Shafi (45), resident of Tara Morha in Surankote, from Shopian.
Actually, Razak had gone to bring his son from the house of his relatives at Shopian in Kashmir. Due to curfew and shut down, the boy was not able to come to his home since August 5. When they were returning from Shopian in Ford Eco Sport vehicle No. JK-12/0603, Razak lost control near Panad, just 3 kms short of Peer Ki Gali and the vehicle rolled down into a deep gorge. All the three were killed on the spot, police said.
The bodies were brought back to Surankote hospital during midnight by the police party from Behramgalla. Today, the bodies were handed over to the families for last rites. The police has registered a case FIR No. 217/ 2019 in this connection at Surankote Police Station.