SRINAGAR: One person was killed and nine others sustained injuries in a road accident near Banihal in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.
An official said the accident occurred around 4:00 AM when a Tata Mobile vehicle, carrying eleven members of two Bakarwal families from Tehsil Teryath in Rajouri district, was on its way to Srinagar.
As the vehicle reached the railway bridge in Banihal, it overturned and struck the bridge wall. “One person died on the spot, while nine others were injured,” the official said, adding that a baby girl among the passengers was unharmed.
The injured were taken to the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Banihal and later shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag for further treatment.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated an investigation. (KNO)
