Poonch: Six persons were reported to having been killed in a road accident in Poonch while eight others sustained injuries. It is said to have been a marriage party and the accident took place after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a 300-ft gorge at Tararawali Bufliaz area of Surankote Poonch on Thursday.
The vehicle carrying people who were returning home after attending a wedding at Murah when the driver of the Sumo vehicle lost control over it and fell into the gorge,” a police official was quoted as saying by news agencies. He said six persons died on the spot and eight others were injured who were shifted to hospital by rescuers including local volunteers, police and army personnel.(GNS)