Tragic Road Accidents in Jammu and Kashmir: Eight Lives Lost

Two separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri and Reasi districts claimed the lives of five people, including a father-son and mother-daughter duo, and injured seven others on Sunday. The accidents involved a taxi and a Mahindra Bolero car that fell into a gorge.

In a tragic turn of events, five people lost their lives, and seven were injured in two separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri and Reasi districts on Sunday, officials reported.

Early in the morning, a taxi carrying eight passengers veered off a hilly road near Chalan village in Rajouri. The driver, Arun Kumar, 32, was found dead at the scene, while Mohammad Din, 65, and his son Mohammad Aslam, 40, later succumbed to their injuries at local hospitals.

In another heartbreaking incident, a Mahindra Bolero car rolled 200 feet into a gorge at Bidda village in Reasi district. Guddi Devi and her daughter Shobha died on the spot, while Devi's son Mukesh Singh and his minor daughter were critically injured.

(With inputs from agencies.)