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.