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Poonch: One person was killed and eight others injured in an accident on Mughal Road, which connects Shopian district in the Kashmir Valley with the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch, on Thursday, officials said.
They said that a vehicle, Eeco (JK12D-1910), met with an accident near Chandimarh this morning, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to eight others. The injured were shifted to the Sub-District Hospital Surankote and from there, three seriously injured were referred to GMC Rajouri for advanced treatment. They have been identified as Lal Hussain, 23, son of Khadam Hussain, Shahid Ahmed, 18, son of Abdul Haq and Tariq (driver), son of Mohammad Rasheed.
The deceased has been identified as Yaser Ahmed, son of Manzoor Ahmed, and among those undergoing treatment at SDH Surankote are Zaffer Iqbal, 23, Shanawaz Ahmed, 25, Nissar Ahmed, 22, Maqsood Ahmed, 24, and Mukhtair Ahmed, all residents of Marhote village.
A police officer confirmed to GNS that a case has been registered in this regard. (GNS)