Banihal, Jul 19: One person was killed and four others were injured after an Alto car skidded off the Banihal-Mangit road and plunged into a deep gorge near Aaramdhaka in the Mangit area of Tehsil Khari in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday morning.
The accident took place around 8:15 a.m. when the car (PB-11BS-3417) was travelling from Mangit village towards Banihal. Police said the driver lost control of the vehicle near Aaramdhaka, causing it to roll down into a deep gorge.
Soon after the accident, teams from Banihal Police, NGO Banihal volunteers and QRT Khari, assisted by two ambulances from Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Banihal, rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.
During the rescue operation, Gulzar Ahmed Lone (50), son of Ali Mohammad Lone, was found dead at the scene.
The injured were identified as Mohd Ishaq (28), son of Abdul Rehman Khanday; Mohd Rafiq (31), son of Abdul Rashid; Nawaz Ahmed (33), son of Abdul Ahad; and Zaiba Begum (45), wife of Abdul Ahad. All four were shifted to SDH Banihal for treatment.
A nine-year-old boy, Hamad, son of Nawaz Ahmed, was also travelling in the vehicle. He escaped unhurt and is reported to be safe.
Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.
