Man killed as vehicle plunges into gorge

A man was killed after the vehicle he was driving plunged into a gorge in Dool area of Kishtwar on Saturday.

A police officer said, “A vehicle, JK14 8987, en route Kishtwar from Padder skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge at Kawarth after the driver lost control over the vehicle.

   

As a result, the driver, identified as Javaid Iqbal, son of Mohammad Iqbal and a resident of Huniala village, sustained critical injuries.”

A team from Dool police post rushed to the spot afterreceiving information about the incident, the officer said, adding that theteam rescued the man and shifted him to Kishtwar hospital, where he succumbed.

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