Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, June 20: Seventeen people were injured three of them seriously when a overloaded Tata Sumo carrying 22 passengers met an accident when it was on its way from Mendhar to Chajala today.
The driver of the vehicle identified as Mohammed Bashir, son of Lal Hussian of Chajala is among seriously injured. According to police the three injured were shifted to District Hospital Rajouri while the 14 passengers are under going treatment at SDH Mendhar.
Police said the over loaded Tata Sumo bearing number JK 12 -2303 had passengers on its roof top and as the driver failed to negotiate a cure the vehicle turned turtle resulting in injury to 17 passengers. The Mendhar Police has registered a case against the driver.
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