Four tourists from Punjab were injured on Friday after their car skidded off the road and plunged nearly 100 ft into the Haloon river on the Bhaderwah-Pathankot interstate highway in Doda district, the police said.
The tourists were travelling in a Kia Sonet vehicle when the accident occurred around 11 km from Bhaderwah town, they said.
“The driver reportedly lost control and the vehicle veered off the road and fell nearly 100 ft into the river,” the police said. They said the police were verifying the purpose and route of the tourists’ visit.
According to eyewitness Mohammad Ashraf, a labourer working with the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the vehicle suddenly rolled down the hillside and landed in the fast-flowing waters of the Haloon.
Block Medical Officer (BMO) Bhaderwah, Dr Versha Sharma, said all four injured people are undergoing treatment and responding well.
“As of now, all the injured are out of danger,” she said.
The injured, Ashwani Kumar (48), son of Govinder Sharma; Navneet Sharma (46), son of Jagdish Chander; Ajay Kumar (47), son of Rajinder Singh; and Amarjeet Singh (56), son of Sai Das, are residents of Pathankot, Punjab. The police have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated further investigation.
