Three die, 4 hurt in AJK road accident

Published December 23, 2002

MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 22: Three people died and four were injured in a road accident in the southern Poonch district of Azad Kashmir on Sunday, police said.

A passenger jeep (AJKD-5036), which was going from Bhairmoon Singola village to Haruli Bazaar village, skidded off the road and plunged into a ditch at about 12:30 pm.

Driver Mumtaz Awan, Zahid Gul and a woman, Hussan Jan, died on the spot, whereas the injured, Raza, Shahid, Arshad and Noor Jehan, were admitted to CMH, Rawalakot.

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