Two dead, 15 injured as tempo traveller plunges into gorge in Drass
Drass: A Tempo Traveller en route from Ladakh to Srinagar skidded off the road and plunged into a 200-foot-deep gorge at Gumri in Drass, resulting in two fatalities and injuries to fifteen others.
According to Kashmir Media Service, officials said the mishap occurred when the vehicle driven by Ajay Singh from Akhnoor, Jammu, lost control near the treacherous Gumri stretch. The Tempo Traveller was carrying 17 passengers .
Rescue teams from the Indian Army, local police, and civil administration swiftly responded to the scene. The injured were first taken to the nearby Army medical facility before being shifted to the Sub-District Hospital (SDH), Drass. Three of the critically injured were later referred to the District Hospital in Kargil for specialized care.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Drass, Vishal Atri, confirmed the deaths and said an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway. “Three of the injured are in serious condition and have been referred to Kargil for further treatment,” he said.
