9 Killed As Cab Falls Into Deep Gorge In Kashmir

Kashmir road accident: The cab, on its way from Kargil to Srinagar, skidded off the road yesterday at Zojila and rolled down the gorge, officials said.

Nine people, including an Army personnel, were killed when their cab rolled into a deep gorge on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, officials said on Thursday.

The cab, on its way from Kargil to Srinagar, skidded off the road late on Wednesday at Zojila and rolled down the gorge, they added.

The police, army and locals launched a search-cum-rescue operation and recovered four bodies and rescued five others who were rushed to a hospital, officials said.

Those rescued succumbed to injuries at the hospital, they said.