India News | 2 Dead, 12 Injured in Separate Accidents in J&K
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Two people were killed and 12 others injured on Tuesday in two separate accidents in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda and Kishtwar districts, police said.
Jammu, May 4 (PTI) Two people were killed and 12 others injured on Tuesday in two separate accidents in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda and Kishtwar districts, police said.
A health department employee, Lassa Sheikh, was killed when a private car skidded off the road and fell into a 200-feet gorge near Chapnari on Bagwa road n Doda, a police officer said.
Three people were rescued from the ill-fated vehicle and shifted to Government Medical College, Doda for treatment, he added.
In a separate incident near Kishtwar, a cab plunged into a 150-feet gorge at Hastipaddi on Sarthal road.
One person died while nine others were injured in the accident, he said, adding they were hospitalised.
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