Kupwara | Nov, 12: One person was killed and two others sustained injuries after a Mahindra Xylo skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in the Dub area of Sadhna Top in Kupwara district on Wednesday evening, officials said.
Passersby and rescue teams rushed the three injured occupants to Kralpora Hospital for emergency medical care. Doctors declared one of the victims, identified as Mumtaz Ahmed of Karnah, dead upon arrival, while the remaining two—including the driver, Danish Ahmed—are currently undergoing treatment, reports said.
The identity of the second injured passenger is yet to be ascertained. Police have taken cognisance of the accident and initiated further investigation to determine its cause, sources said.
