4 dead, 8 injured in car accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri

RAJOURI: Four people, including three women, were killed and eight others sustained critical injuries when an Eeco vehicle carrying passengers fell into a deep gorge on Thanamnadi-Bhangai road in Thanamandi area of Rajouri early on Wednesday morning.
“Twelve passengers were travelling in the vehicle when it met with the accident. Three persons died on spot, while one criticaly injured succumbed to injuries at sub-district hospital (SDH) in Thanamnadi,” said police sources.

As per sources, the injured and the deceased had gone to attend a memorial service of a relative and were coming back to their homes.
The deceased have been identified as Shamim Akhtar (55), Rubina Kouser (35), Zarina Begum (38) Azam and Muhammad Younis (38), all residents of Bhangai.
The injured have been identified as Shaheen Begum (40), Zaitoon Begum (35), Shaheen Begum (45), Begum Jaan (50), Fatima Begum (60), Suriya Begum (35), Kulsoom Begum (40) and Muhammad Qasim (60), all residents of Bhangai-Thanamandi of Rajouri district.
The sources said that eight injured passengers are being treated at Govt Medical College and Associated Hospital (GMC&AH) in Rajouri.
Medical superintendent of GMC & AH in Rajouri, Dr Mehmood Hussian Bajar, said that eight critically injured patients have been admitted in the GNC Rajouri at around 3.45am.
Dr Bajar added that one Muhammad Younis (38) succumbed to injuries on way to hospital and was declared brought dead.