Jammu, Mar 31 (PTI) A person was killed and three others were injured on Sunday when a car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said.

The incident occurred at Kharangal on the Chenani-Ladha link road reportedly due to rash driving, they said.

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A rescue operation was immediately launched and the car's driver, Rinku (32), died on the spot, while three other people were shifted to a hospital with serious injuries, officials said.

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