3 die in Karnah accident

Kupwara, Aug 2: Three persons died after their vehicle met with an accident in the border town Karnah in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

An official said that the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Sikh Bridge in the Teethwal area.

“Though locals and Police launched a quick rescue operation and evacuated the trio to Sub District Hospital (SDH) Tanghdar where doctors declared them dead on arrival,” he said.

The deceased have been identified as Mushtaq Ahmad, 50, son of Ghulam Nabi Khan, Nazir Ahmad Magray, 55, son of Muhammad Sultan Magray, and Feroz Ahmad Pala, 45, son of Abdul Salam Pala, all residents of Seer Hamdan Anantnag.