Banihal / Ramban – November 10: Three persons sustained injuries, with one reported to be in critical condition, after their passenger car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep ravine near Shagaldi, Chamalwas, in the Banihal subdivision of Ramban district on Monday morning.
According to traffic and local police officials, the mishap occurred when a private vehicle bearing registration number UP-14CX-6859, negotiating a sharp curve on the mountainous stretch, lost traction on the slippery highway surface, veered out of control, and plummeted into a rocky gorge several hundred feet below.
Immediately following the crash, local volunteers, passing motorists, and a swift response team from Banihal Police launched a coordinated rescue operation. Rescuers descended into the steep gorge to extricate the trapped passengers from the mangled wreckage.
The injured occupants were stabilized at the scene and immediately evacuated to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Banihal for emergency treatment. Attending doctors reported that while two of the victims are responding well to treatment, one individual suffered severe trauma and multiple fractures and remains under intensive medical supervision.
Police have taken cognizance of the accident, registering a case to determine whether mechanical failure, overspeeding, or adverse road conditions caused the mishap, while reiterating appeals to motorists to exercise extreme caution when navigating hazardous Pir Panjal mountain passes.
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