Bhaderwah/Jammu, Jan 10 (PTI) Three people were killed when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and plunged into a 300-foot gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.

The accident took place around 5 pm at Khankoot, 32 kilometres from Doda town, Senior Superintendent of Police Abdul Qayoom said.

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He said three passengers of the tempo traveller were found dead by the rescuers and the bodies are being shifted to a hospital.

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