Youth dead another injured in Poonch road mishap  

Jammu, July 13, 2021 : A 17-year-old youth was killed and another person was injured when a tipper skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Kayuian in Poonch on Tuesday.

An official said that at about 5:50 hours, a tipper (JK02B-2529) on its way from Poonch towards Mendhar  skidded off the road as the driver of the vehicle lost control over it and fell into the deep gorge at Kayuian in Poonch.

He said that driver of the vehicle Mohabat Ali (17) son Azam of Chajla died on spot and another person  Ansar Ahmed (25) son Farooq Ahmed of Chajla was injured and shifted to district hospital Poonch by rescuers who had reached the spot soon after the accident.

He added that a case has been registered and investigation taken up. (PTK)