J&K: 7 Killed, Several Injured After Vehicle Falls Into Gorge In Baramulla

New Delhi: At least seven people died and several others were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday.

The incident took place in the Boniyar area of Uri in the north Kashmir district.

The ill-fated vehicle was carrying passengers from Bujthala to Boniyar.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Traffic Rural Kashmir, Ravinder Paul Singh, told PTI that seven people died in the incident while seven others sustained injuries.

According to the SSP, the bodies have been recovered and medico-legal formalities are being conducted.

The injured persons have been taken to a hospital in Baramulla, he added.