Vehicle falls in gorge, 5 injured

Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Feb 1: Five persons were injured here today when the vehicle they were onboard rolled down the road in Padder area and plunged into a gorge.
The ill-fated vehicle of Tata Magic make bearing registration number JK17A-7967 fell into a gorge at Cherriri Paddar leaving the five persons onboard injured.
The injured were identified as Joginder Kumar, son of Paras Ram; Raina Kumar, son of Bahadur Singh; Murli Kumar, son of Badam Singh; Kalash Kumar, son of Dheer Singh and Pawan Kumar, son of Saroop Chand, all residents of Sazar Padder.
All the injured were shifted to SDH Paddar as heavy snowfall triggered slippery conditions on the roads hindered shifting them to District Hospital for specialised treatment.