Ramban, Jun 24: Three members of a family, including a husband, wife and their daughter, were killed while two others sustained injuries after a light motor vehicle plunged into a deep gorge in Malhori area of Doda district on Wednesday evening.
Officials said the vehicle , was travelling on the Batote-Doda-Kishtwar National Highway (NH-244) when the driver reportedly lost control, causing the vehicle to skid off the road and plunge into a several hundred feet deep gorge.
Two occupants died on the spot, while three others were rescued in an injured condition and shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Doda for treatment. However, one of the critically injured passengers later succumbed to injuries at the hospital, taking the death toll to three.
Police personnel, assisted by local volunteers, local residents, immediately launched a rescue operation after the accident and evacuated the victims from the gorge.
Sources said the family was returning to Jammu after performing the Mata Machail Yatra in the Paddar area of Kishtwar district when the accident occurred.
Hospital authorities at GMC Doda identified the deceased as Jai Singh (46), his wife Babli Devi (44), and their daughter Sonakshi (18), all residents of Nagrota, Jammu.
The injured have been identified as Aryan (13), son of Jai Singh, and Vashali (23), wife of Uttar Singh and a resident of Panjgrain, Nagrota, Jammu. Both are undergoing treatment at GMC Doda.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.
Further details are awaited.
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