Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, May 11: One person was killed while three others were injured when a Tata Sumo vehicle skidded into a gorge in Gursai area of Mendhar Sub Division this evening.
A police spokesman giving details said that mishap took place at around 5.20 pm when the ill-fated Sumo bearing registration No. JK-11/4688 was on way to Sangiot from Balakote area. Near Totan Wali Gali, the driver lost control and the vehicle landed into a gorge.
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While, one Mohd Yousuf, son of Lal Din, from Sangiot and working as night Chowkidar in BDO office Balakote was killed on the spot, three other injured persons were shifted to nearby Army Hospital at Bhimber Gali. Later, one of them namely, Mehmood Khan, son of Abdul Aziz, resident of Mangalnar was referred to District Hospital, Rajouri.
The two other injured were identified as, Mohd Rafiq, resident of Sangiot and Nazakat Ali, resident of of Keri Kangra in Mendhar. The police party led by SHO Gursai Sanjay Gupta rescued the injured to hospital. It has taken cognizance of the matter.
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