Vehicle falls into gorge in Rajouri, 12 injured

Rajouri/Jammu, Nov 6 (PTI) At least 12 people were injured when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday, officials said.

The accident took place at Kainchi Morh when the driver of a tempo traveller on its way to Rajouri from Kotranka lost control while negotiating a blind curve, the officials said.

They said 12 people were rescued and rushed to the Government Medical College (GMC) associated hospital Rajouri.

Rescue operations at the spot were still underway.