Examiner Bureau | Kupwara:
One person was killed and two others injured after a Mahindra Xylo skidded off the road and plunged down a slope in the Dub area of Sadhna Top in Kupwara district on Wednesday evening, officials said.
An official source said that the vehicle was travelling through the Sadhna Top area when the driver lost control, causing it to skid off the road and roll down a slope. Three occupants sustained injuries in the accident.
The injured were shifted to Kralpora Hospital for treatment, where one of them succumbed to his injuries. The deceased was identified as Mumtaz Ahmed, a resident of Karnah.
The injured include the driver, Danish Ahmed, while the identity of the third person is yet to be ascertained. Both injured persons are undergoing treatment.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated further investigation.
