One killed ,one injured after oil tanker falls into gorge along Mughal Road

Shopian: One person died while another was seriously injured after an oil tanker met with an accident at Sukh Sarai area of Mughal Road.
The accident according to sources took place on Sunday noon when the tanker was travelling from Kashmir to Jammu.
A senior police officer told Kashmir Reader that the tanker has fallen into a 300 meter deep gorge resulting in on spot death of the driver who was identified as Neeraj Kumar son of Galdari Kumar resident of Kuland Doda. The seriously injured conductor was identified as Bood Raj also a resident of Doda who according to police was rushed to hospital for treatments.
Medical superintendent district hospital Shopian , Dr Ismail told Kashmir Reader that one person was brought dead to the hospital. He said that another seriously injured was sent to SKIMS Soura after initial treatment.
Police said that both the driver and conductor were retrieved by the nomads since the area is without mobile network and any other source of communication.

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