Jammu, Dec 6: Four members of a family were killed after their car toppled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Saturday, officials said.
Accident Occurred on Drabshalla Link Road
The accident took place on the Drabshalla link road, about 25 km from Kishtwar town, when the family was returning to their residence in Dessa village in Doda after paying obeisance at Sarthal Mata temple, they added.
Driver Lost Control on Blind Curve
Prima facie, the driver of the car lost control while negotiating a blind curve, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and fall into the gorge, police said.
Three Dead on Spot, Fourth Succumbed in Hospital
Local volunteers rushed to rescue the victims and found three persons, including a girl, dead on-the-spot.
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A woman was pulled from the wreckage and shifted to the district hospital but was declared dead on arrival, police said.
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