Excelsior Correspondent
BHADERWAH, Oct 17: Two people, including an employee of the Power Development Department (PPD), were killed and another injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 200-feet deep gorge here today.
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The accident took place near Khanni top along the interstate Bhaderwah-Chamba road.
Ravi Kumar (42), who was driving the Tata Sumo bearing registration number JK06-8133 and PDD employee Ijaz Ahmad (45), both residents of Sartingal village, died on-the-spot while another person identified as Irfan Ahmad hailing from the Bheja village was injured and evacuated to Sub District Hospital (SDH) Bhaderwah by rescuers including SHO Bhaderwah Jatinder Rakwal.
According to the family members, the trio had gone to collect sticks, used for threshing paddy, from the Padri forest this morning and were returning to their village when the accident occurred.
However, a case under relevant sections has been registered at Police Station Bhaderwah and investigation started.
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