Poonach, April 29: A serious road accident occurred on Tuesday in the Salonian area of Tehsil Mandi when a private vehicle belonging to a panchayat account assisting lost control and locked the road in a deep gorge.
Vehicle, a wagon bearing registration number JK12A 0327, exiting the road in the salonian and crashed down in the valley below. The driver, who was identified as Mohammad Iqbal, the son of Abdul Hameed, who is about 30 years of age, is originally from Barachd and currently stays in the top colleague, Ponch, there have been serious injuries in the accident.
Local residents immediately started a rescue operation and transferred the injured to the sub-district hospital mandi. After receiving early medical treatment, he was sent to the District Hospital Ponch for advanced care.
According to doctors, the victim is currently in a stable position, but is placed under observation for further evaluation and treatment. Meanwhile, the police have registered a case and started investigating the cause of the accident.