Kulgam: At least six workers from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district have been killed as many were injured in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla on Monday morning, police said.
News agency KNO quoted Superintendent of Police Shimla Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi saying that six people died when a truck, they were travelling in, fell into a gorge in Kararghat.
He said three persons died on the spot while others succumbed at a hospital.
The deceased have been identified as Fareed (24), Gulab (43), Shabir (19), Talib (23), Gulzar (30), and Mushtaq (30)—all residents of Kulgam.
"Six others were also injured are currently under treatment at the Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital (IGMCH)," he said.
The injured were identified as Ranjit, driver of the vehicle, Aslam, Talib Hussain, Akash Kumar, Ajay Thakur, and Manjoor.
(KNO)
