Jammu, November 28: Four persons, including three members of a family, died after their car met with an accident in Champari area on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway today, police said.
An official told the media that four people were traveling in a car from Sangaldan to Jammu when it skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge at Prem Mandir, Champari.
He said an operation was launched immediately, but two persons were found dead at the spot.
“Two more injured persons were shifted to District hospital Udhampur where they succumbed, taking the number of casualties to four,” added the official.
The deceased were identified as Jamal Din of Sangaldan, his wife Hajira Begum and their son Abdul Hamid, and Tadil, son of Gulzar Malik, also a resident of Sangaldan.
The official said a case has been registered and investigation is on.
