9 killed, one injured in Kashmir road accident

September 22nd, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS  

Srinagar, Sep 22 (IANS) Nine people were killed and one critically injured in a road accident in north Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, police said here Wednesday.
Police said a Tata Sumo vehicle carrying passengers from Ladakh to Srinagar rolled down into a deep gorge in Sarfraw village late Tuesday night, killing nine passengers and critically injuring one.

“The driver lost control and the vehicle rolled down into a deep gorge. Eight of the dead were Nepali nationals and one was from Ladakh. The injured was shifted to hospital,” a senior police officer said.

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