SRINAGAR: A man was killed after the car he was driving skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge at Banihal-Verinag Top in Anantnag district on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Zubair Ahmad, a resident of Urhanhall, Anantnag. He was driving a Santro car bearing registration number JK03D-7256.
Officials said that the vehicle plunged nearly 300 feet into the gorge. A search and rescue operation was launched by police teams led by the SDPO Qazigund, SHO Qazigund and DO Jawahar Tunnel, with assistance from local residents.
The driver’s body was recovered during the operation. The vehicle was completely damaged in the accident.
After the completion of legal formalities, the body was handed over to the family.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident. (GNS
