5 dead, one critical as SUV falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban

JAMMU: Five people died and one was critically injured when an SUV they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday evening.

One person died on the spot, while three others succumbed to their injuries while being shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC), Anantnag. Another passenger died at a hospital in Srinagar on Saturday, an official said.

Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh condoled the deaths and assured all possible assistance to the bereaved families.

Ramban deputy commissioner Mohammad Alyas Khan announced ex gratia relief of Rs 1 lakh each for the bereaved families and Rs 25,000 for the injured.