SRINAGAR: An elderly woman was killed and two others sustained injuries after an Alto car skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in the Chowkibal area of north kashmir’s Kupwara district late on Sunday evening, officials said.
Reports stated that an Alto vehicle bearing registration number DL5CP-6417 skidded off the road near Marsary in Chowkibal and fell into a nearby nallah.
In the incident, a 75-year-old woman, identified as Shamsunissa, wife of Hidayatullah Qureshi and a resident of Bagbella, Karnah, suffered critical injuries and died on the spot, officials said.
The body of the deceased has been kept at Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Kralpora, while further legal formalities are underway.
The driver of the vehicle and his wife, Zeenat Begum, sustained injuries and were shifted to SDH Kralpora for treatment.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated further investigation. (JKNS)
