This Article is From May 26, 2022

9 Killed As Cab Falls Into Deep Gorge In Kashmir

Zojila Road Accident: The cab, on its way from Kargil to Srinagar, skidded off the road yesterday at Zojila and rolled down the gorge, officials said.

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Kashmir accident: Those who were rescuedsuccumbed to injuries at the hospital, officials said.

Srinagar:

Nine people, including an Army personnel, were killed when their cab rolled into a deep gorge on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, officials said on Thursday.

The cab, on its way from Kargil to Srinagar, skidded off the road late on Wednesday at Zojila and rolled down the gorge, they added.

The police, army and locals launched a search-cum-rescue operation and recovered four bodies and rescued five others who were rushed to a hospital, officials said.

Those rescued succumbed to injuries at the hospital, they said.

The dead have been identified as Poonch-resident Azhar Iqbal (driver), Ankit Dileep, a resident of Gujarat, Gandhi Marmu and his father Mangal Marmu, both residents of Jharkhand, Ranjit Kumar, a resident of Punjab, Muhammad Aslam Parray a resident of Kulgam (JK), Naib Subedar Nanak Chand, a resident of UP, Dileshwar Sidhar, resident of Chhattisgarh, and another person identified as Sunil Lal.

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