Ganderbal, Nov 10 (NVI): At least 18 tourists were injured after a Tempo Traveller met with an accident at Sumbal Bala on the SSG Road in Ganderbal district on Tuesday, officials said.
They said all the injured were immediately shifted to Primary Health Centre (PHC) Gund, where they were provided emergency medical care and underwent medical assessment.
Following evaluation and triage, eight injured tourists were referred to SKIMS Soura in Srinagar for specialised treatment, while the remaining injured persons, who sustained minor injuries, were admitted to PHC Gund and kept under observation, officials said.
Those referred to SKIMS Soura have been identified as Sharda Rani (58), her husband Ramesh Ji (52), Jayesh (42), Shobhna Patel (50), Rajesh Kumar, all residents of Gujarat, and Swapnadyuti Ghosh (24), Mala Ghosh (48) and Surajit Ghosh (61), residents of West Bengal.
Further details about the circumstances leading to the accident were awaited.—(NVI)
