11 Passengers injured as Tata Sumo falls into Rivulet in Mendhar

STATE TIMES NEWS

Srinagar: At least eleven passengers have sustained injuries after a Tata Sumo vehicle they were on board plunged into a rivulet in Mendhar in Poonch district.

Reports reaching said that a Tata Sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK12 3051, skidded off the road and plunged into Gursai nallah, resulting in injuries to eleven passengers.

Soon after the incident, the injured persons were evacuated from the site and taken to Government DH Mendhar for treatment.

When contacted, BMO Mendhar Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad told that few of the injured persons have been referred to GMC Rajouri for preferential treatment.

A police official in the meantime told that an FIR number 60/2023 under section 279/337 IPC has been registered in this regard for further investigations.