Poonch 28 December (KNB): In a road accident, around nine persons got injured, at the Sundri area of Saujiyan in Mandi tehsil of Poonch.
According to officials, a Sumo vehicle ferrying nine people had a near to death experience when it fell into a snow-covered gorge after skidding off from the road.
Officials added that the major accident was averted as the gorge in which the sumo vehicle fell, was covered with snow.
Pertinently, the vehicle was moving towards the Kandi from Saujiyan, when the driver lost its control near Sundri Nallah.
However, the injured passengers were later shifted to nearby Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) Saujiyan for the treatment. (KNB)