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3 killed, 15 hurt as vehicle falls into gorge in J&K

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Three persons, including two women, were killed and 15 others injured when the overcrowded vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.

The ill-fated Tata Sumo was on its way to Reasi from the Bomaag area of the district last evening when the driver lost control of the vehicle which plunged into a deep gorge at the Dangakote area, police said.

In the mishap, a woman passenger died on the spot, while two others, including another woman, died in Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital here, they added.
 

A case has been registered and further investigations were on, police said.

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First Published: Jan 19 2017 | 7:58 PM IST

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